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On the recordJanuary 30, 2024
The bill gives anyone the ability to stake a mining claim, whether there are valuable minerals on the land or not.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva criticizes a bill that allows mining claims without proof of valuable minerals.

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