"This legislation that Ms. Davids, and I want to congratulate her as well, is promoting and we all need to support, is about truth."
"This bill is long overdue, Madam Chair, and I applaud you, the staff, the Ranking Member."
"We have a responsibility... to acknowledge it, and with the highest level of respect and candor begin the process of healing and reconciliation."
"You can't sugarcoat the reality. You can be bold. And I think this Congress should be bold, step forward, pass this bill, and move it on."
"Prepared statement of Raul M. Grijalva, a Representative in Congress from the State of Arizona."
"I am going to have the difficult responsibility today to sit in for the Chair of the Subcommittee, Mr. Lowenthal."
"the time for change is long, long overdue."
"America's public lands belong to all Americans, not the mining industry."
"the bill puts a royalty in place for all minerals extracted from public lands."
"My bill gives power back to land managers and sets benchmark environmental standards for permitting and reclamation."
"This bill ensures that Federal agencies hear directly from tribes that are impacted by mining projects and mining development."
"My bill makes sure that the industry, not the taxpayer, foots the bill for this toxic legacy of pollution."