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Jim Inhofe: “Passing long overdue reforms to our Federal mining law which has not been updated since 1872 is critical if we want to…”

On the recordSeptember 15, 2015
Passing long overdue reforms to our Federal mining law which has not been updated since 1872 is critical if we want to address the root cause of this disaster.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Inhofe emphasizes the need for mining law reforms to prevent future disasters.

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