To suggest the bill receives significant opposition is factually incorrect.

I think we should be about the business of giving him what he wants.

I feel the need to respond to some of the misinformation that has been put out about the legislation, H.R. 1373, the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act.

There is no net return for the taxpayer from hardrock mining and uranium mining in this case, in particular.

Bipartisan polling shows that 78 percent of Arizonans support a mineral withdrawal around the Grand Canyon.

supporting Congressman Raul Grijalva's proposed House Bill titled 'Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act'

It is an equal-treatment issue, to me, very fundamentally and very simplistically.

And like I said earlier, I appreciate you putting this meeting together, this hearing. It is impactful to shine a brighter light on this inequity that every one of you has spoken to, both in your oral and written testimonies.

And it is an equal-treatment issue, to me, very fundamentally and very simplistically.

The way to deal with that unequal treatment is to create resource equity on par with what communities here in the United States on the mainland receive, period.

I think it is an excellent panel, and I am here to learn something on which direction legislatively we are going to go.