Deb Haaland actually said...

"However, recent actions by this Administration suggest they may be seeking to end this moratorium, exposing tribal communities and Arizonans to the dangerous impacts of uranium mining."

"We need to act to ensure that political expediency doesn't undermine these existing protections, which are so essential to the economic and cultural vitality of the region."

"I believe the Chaco Protection Act will help our ancient land as well as our living communities."

"Companies will simply be discouraged from developing the minerals on my behalf because it just doesn't make sense economically or technologically."