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On the recordMay 23, 2023
it is ironic that we are having this conversation in this Committee, because I have sat here for the last several months listening to my colleagues talk about why we need to gut NEPA, and expedite permitting, and not hear from communities.
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Melanie Stansbury
Democratic · New Mexico

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Stansbury criticizes the contradiction in discussing NEPA while advocating for its gutting.

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