The potential economic benefits of this legislation are staggering.
This legislation also has national security implications.
H.R. 687 facilitates a land exchange that will bring into Federal stewardship 5,500 acres of high-priority conservation ...
Prepared statement on H.R. 687
I strongly believe will provide the agencies with the information they need to make better decisions for the country.
Oral statement on H.R. 687
Many of the issues that the detractors of this project will bring up in today's hearing have been addressed in the Congr...
But don't be fooled--this land exchange has strong bipartisan support across the State of Arizona.
I couldn't agree more.
There is nothing there that prevents it from being disturbed underneath.
I think that is a fair comparison.
As a result, wouldn't the bill, as drafted, prevent the Forest Service from properly identifying or considering any miti...
At some point we will follow up with questions.
We don't know what the impacts are.
Oak Flat is one of our holy places, where spiritual deities reside.
the bill would desecrate and destroy an area of religious and sacred significance to the Apache and Yavapai people
the bill constitutes a multi-billion dollar giveaway to a foreign-owned mining company
Letters of support from the State government delegation of the affected region: Governor Jan Brewer, State Senator Barb ...
