Rep. Kirkpatrick Votes to Pass 'Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act' to Block New Uranium Mining
October 30, 2019
October 30, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Arizona, issued the following news release:
Rep. Kirkpatrick today voted with the House of Representatives to pass the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act. The bill's passage comes shortly ahead of a deadline for recommendations by the Trump administration's Nuclear Fuel Working Group, which could suggest opening the Grand Canyon region to new mining claims. Grijalva chairs the House Natural Resources Committee, which passed the bill . . .
Rep. Kirkpatrick today voted with the House of Representatives to pass the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act. The bill's passage comes shortly ahead of a deadline for recommendations by the Trump administration's Nuclear Fuel Working Group, which could suggest opening the Grand Canyon region to new mining claims. Grijalva chairs the House Natural Resources Committee, which passed the bill . . .