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On the recordNovember 2, 2011
What this impending withdrawal will do is rip apart one of our economic opportunities to the detriment of the people I represent.
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Bill Johnson
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Johnson argues against the withdrawal of land for mining, claiming it harms economic opportunities.

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