On the recordSeptember 25, 2011
These impacts are entirely inconsistent with the mandate Congress gave OSM in the Surface Mining Act and unacceptable to any type of economic development and job creation for my home State.
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congress.govJoe Manchin: “These impacts are entirely inconsistent with the mandate Congress gave OSM in the Surface Mining Act and unacceptable to…”
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Manchin criticizes OSM's proposed rule for its negative economic impact on West Virginia.
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