"This will remove all of the environmental, socioeconomic, water and cultural mitigations from the table, but will not stop them from mining."
"Our union opposes the legislation under consideration today, the Save Oak Flat Act (H.R. 1884), introduced by Rep. Grijalva."
"Last Congress, the Natural Resources Committee embarked on an agenda to highlight and gather facts on the impact of changing climate on our planet."
"the people who are most impacted by climate change should be at the table."
"those people who have the most serious impact should be heard."
"everybody should have access to the beach. That would be illegal, to cut people from access to the beach."
"community input must always be prioritized so that people who are most impacted by such developments have their voices heard."
"No one can be surprised that our island has been subject to the most catastrophic impact of climate change."
"If we can survive, if we can do it right, especially with all the funding that we are receiving in Puerto Rico to build better and safer, definitely we can be the example to America and for the entire..."
"This is a historic moment for Puerto Rico, a historic moment."
"Professionals have requested about $883 Million in fees and expenses through the Title III compensation process as of March 1, 2021."
"withdraw the FEIS and thoroughly review and address its numerous flaws, including several federal Special Use Permits required for the proposed mine."