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On the recordDecember 11, 2023
It is really a chaotic time. So, it is a bit strange, I think, for this Committee... to be holding a hearing on space mining based on an aspiration that is possibly decades down the line, while our country is facing real crises.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
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Ocasio-Cortez critiques the focus on space mining amid pressing national issues.

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