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On the recordMarch 20, 2013
We are not Wal-Mart greeters for Rio Tinto or its subsidiary. We are not facilitators or brokers.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona
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Grijalva emphasizes the need for accountability regarding public lands and mining interests.

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