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Deb Haaland: “So, in hindsight, would we have allowed the largest uranium mine to open on Laguna? I think that people would think…”

On the recordApril 14, 2019
So, in hindsight, would we have allowed the largest uranium mine to open on Laguna? I think that people would think twice about that.
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Deb Haaland
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Haaland questions past decisions regarding mining on tribal lands.

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