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Arizona Republic: Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick pushes mine-bill revision

WASHINGTON - Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick introduced a revised bill Thursday that could speed up congressional action on development of North America's largest copper mine and bring an estimated 1,400 jobs to the Superior area.

The freshman Arizona Democrat offered the rewritten legislation to reflect changes already agreed to by bipartisan members of the Senate energy committee when the panel approved the Resolution Copper project last year.

Kirkpatrick could now bypass the House Natural Resources Committee, where her bill faces opposition from fellow Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz. 

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