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John Hickenlooper: “The ranking member described was a $56 billion backlog, $54…”

Featuring: John Hickenlooper, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Colorado

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Senator Hickenlooper's Discussion on Critical Minerals Policy and Mining Reform

Published | Video Starts at 04:22

There you go. And I would say again, funding to clean up abandoned mines and allowing some more discretion in the process for areas where you shouldn't mine. Right? Absolutely. Well, The ranking member described was a $56 billion backlog, $54 billion backlog. And yet the billion dollars a year that you mentioned, really it's almost just taking care of what's happening day to day with existing mining as small as it is. (04:22–04:30)

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Asserts that there is a $54-$56 billion backlog [in mining-related projects or issues].

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