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On the recordMay 10, 2023
The decision was based on sound science, community input, robust tribal consultation, and, at the end of the day, the best interests of the American people.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez defends the Biden administration's decision to protect the Boundary Waters region from mining.

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