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Pete Stauber: “Yes, tourism is an important part of our culture in northern Minnesota, but most of those jobs are seasonal jobs…”

On the recordMay 10, 2023
Yes, tourism is an important part of our culture in northern Minnesota, but most of those jobs are seasonal jobs compared to the jobs that mining would provide, which are family-sustaining jobs.
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Pete Stauber
Republican · Minnesota

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Stauber emphasizes the importance of mining jobs over seasonal tourism jobs.

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