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On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
Well, if you want to see some criticism on TV about wasteful government spending, it is pretty easy to stand up and say gee, you know, we are going to quit funding abandoned mines that have been cleaned up.
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

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Simpson comments on public criticism of government spending related to abandoned mines.

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