05/14/2012
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"S. 796 adds regulatory uncertainty that will undermine U.S. competitiveness and threatens thousands of high-paying mining jobs."
"That creates a distrust in what the Federal Government is doing with respect to the stewardship and ownership of the public lands that we have."
"In this age of increasing water scarcity why in the world would Congress agree to open a spigot of polluted water?"
"Provisions in the bills will increase our Nation's dependence on foreign minerals-an outcome that will weaken our defense."