Jeff Bingaman actually said...

We urge the Committee to significantly reform the 1872 Mining Law to stop the Rosemont and other ill conceived and inappropriate mine proposals.

Bingaman calls for reform of the outdated 1872 Mining Law to prevent harmful mining projects.

07/13/2009

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There's a need for a mechanism to ensure that the temporary storage facility does not take the place of a long term repository.

Regrettably, we were not as successful as the Blue Ribbon Commission was in reaching a unanimous bipartisan consensus.

We believe that steps towards implementation of near-term proposals that do not have to wait for comprehensive legislative action would be a...

The understanding that the polluter pays the bill for the contamination it creates is properly embedded in S. 3469.