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On the recordJune 13, 2023
I do believe this is a positive step toward addressing coal mining's harmful legacy that will build on funds appropriated through the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act to clean up and reclaim abandoned mine lands.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez supports legislation to clean up abandoned coal mines.

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