Raúl Grijalva actually said...

"The bill gives anyone the ability to stake a mining claim, whether there are valuable minerals on the land or not."

"The mining industry, however, sits above all of that."

"To me, the people, the first people of this country, the Native Americans, we are second-class citizens still."

"The 1872 Mining Law is an outdated law that has failed to protect communities like mine."