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John Garamendi: “These were private mines that were operated during that period of time in the fifties and that the operators abandoned…”

On the recordNovember 2, 2011
These were private mines that were operated during that period of time in the fifties and that the operators abandoned the mines.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Garamendi clarifies that the abandoned mines were privately operated, not federal.

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