07/15/2009
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"I know first-hand how dependent our county is on mining--and this morning I want to convey to you the implications of that dependency."
"Obviously, mining is a sustainable industry."
"We wish that for the rest of the country obviously."
"The Hardrock Mining Law, frankly, in some instances one could argue, withstood the test of time since it was set into law and signed by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872."