Mike Simpson: “When I heard that, when the President said we are going to stop paying…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010

When I heard that, when the President said we are going to stop paying to clean up abandoned mines that have been cleaned up, I thought, 'hmmm.'

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Simpson reflects on the President's decision to stop funding for cleaned-up abandoned mines.

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