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Ed Markey: H.R. 3155 will PERMANENTLY strip the Interior Department of the power to protect lands around the Grand Canyon from…

On the recordNovember 2, 2011
H.R. 3155 will PERMANENTLY strip the Interior Department of the power to protect lands around the Grand Canyon from uranium mining.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey states that H.R. 3155 would eliminate protections for the Grand Canyon against mining.

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