The Back to Work budget sets a level of 2006 for defense. Pentagon spending has doubled over the last decade; 2006 was the height of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism. We just celebrated the 10th anniversary of…

There is nothing there that prevents it from being disturbed underneath.

We don't know what the impacts are.

We strongly oppose this bill and the land transfer it mandates for three reasons: one, it will destroy our sacred areas; two, it will deplete and contaminate the region's already overdrawn water supply; and three, it is a bad deal for the…

I hope we get compassion as one of the C's down the road.

Federal laws and policies require meaningful consultation with Tribes before Federal action.

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

I like the NEPA process, I like consultation, government-to-government, because I don't try to tell you what to do and what you need.

The mining project proposed by Resolution Copper will destroy the Oak Flat area.

Thank you very much.

Later today, we're going to begin consideration of the Republican budget, a plan that not only voucherizes Medicare but retains $40 billion in subsidies to the oil industry and requires approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. At a time when…