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Alan Lowenthal: It's no surprise that the mining industry opposes any reform. Who would want to give up a 147-year-old free ride?

On the recordMay 8, 2019
It's no surprise that the mining industry opposes any reform. Who would want to give up a 147-year-old free ride?
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Alan Lowenthal
Democratic · California

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Comments on the mining industry's resistance to reform.

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