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Search results for "Trump is reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah by 90 to open up the land for mining."

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Jeb Bush stated on October 21, 2015 in a post on his website:
"The federal government owns about half of the West, yet it continues to acquire more land."
By Joshua Gillin• October 27, 2015
Penny Bernard Schaber stated on January 27, 2012 in a legislative hearing:
A proposed mine in Wisconsin is "about two-thirds the size of Lake Winnebago."
By Tom Kertscher• January 30, 2012
Donald Trump stated on September 28, 2016 in a speech:
Says Hillary Clinton "gave up 20 percent of America's uranium supply to Russia."  
By Tom Kertscher• September 30, 2016
Chuck Grassley stated on June 07, 2021 in an op-ed:
The Biden administration “ignores the negative environmental impact created by lithium mining.”
By Jon Greenberg• June 9, 2021
Occupy Democrats stated on July 11, 2014 in a Facebook photo post:
Says Ted Cruz "was just bribed by the Kochs to introduce a bill that would give them and their allies America’s national forests, parks, and other public lands and open them for mining, drilling, fracking and logging."
By W. Gardner Selby• August 17, 2014
Donald Trump stated on September 22, 2020 in a speech:
Says Joe Biden's plan for net-zero emissions "would instantly shut down all fracking and all mining immediately in Pennsylvania."
By Jessica Calefati• September 25, 2020
Viral image stated on April 14, 2024 in a Facebook post:
A photo shows a mine for “lithium for electric cars.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 23, 2024
Glenn Hegar stated on June 24, 2015 in a tweet:
"Texas still owns all of its public lands. If the federal gov't wants to create a park, they must ask permission!"
By W. Gardner Selby• July 17, 2015
Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2020 in a campaign rally:
"We have a mayor in D.C. who formed a commission with recommendations. Her recommendation is: Take down the Washington Monument, close up the Lincoln Monument."
By Bill McCarthy• October 26, 2020
Brandon Creighton stated on May 07, 2019 in the Texas Senate:
"Texas actually leads in the number of (Confederate) monuments removed."
By Madlin Mekelburg• May 10, 2019
Donald Trump stated on August 08, 2024 in a press conference:
Says his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the White House Ellipse drew the “same number of people,” as the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 9, 2024
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on January 23, 2013 in testimony to the Legislature:
Wisconsin’s laws "ranked the worst in the world for mining investment."
By James B. Nelson• February 15, 2013
Viral image stated on December 29, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Bill Clinton "gave nukes to North Korea," Barack Obama "gave nukes to Iran," and Hillary Clinton "gave uranium to Russia."
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 9, 2020
Facebook posts stated on July 04, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says the National Mall’s webcam was "abruptly shut down" and removed from the White House’s website to stop viewers from seeing the lack of attendees at president Trump’s Fourth of July event.
By Samantha Putterman• July 9, 2019
Kamala Harris stated on January 24, 2018 in a tweet:
"No state generates as much solar power as California, or has as many people whose jobs depend on it."
By Louis Jacobson• January 25, 2018
Evan Goyke stated on March 07, 2013 in a speech:
"The hole in the earth that’s going to be dug (for the proposed Gogebic mine) is bigger than my entire district."
By James B. Nelson• March 22, 2013
Bob Kincaid stated on January 19, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry":
"Most of West Virginia is still owned, in excess of 90 percent, by out-of-state interests."
By Jon Greenberg• January 21, 2014
Asa Hutchinson stated on December 11, 2023 in comments at Stand with Crypto Alliance at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire:
China is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S.
By Rebecca Catalanello, Louis Jacobson• December 15, 2023
Social Media stated on September 29, 2024 in a post:
Hurricane Helene was planned to seize land in North Carolina for lithium mining.
By Sara Swann• October 8, 2024
Dan Kaufman stated on March 29, 2014 in an opinion article:
The proposed Gogebic mine in northern Wisconsin "could be extended as long as 21 miles."  
By James B. Nelson• May 8, 2014

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