Navajo law also supports a moratorium on uranium mining and processing activity in Navajo Indian Country.

There is a right way, and that includes meaningful sovereign-to-sovereign consultation with the Navajo Nation government

Tribal sovereignty must be respected even when it is not politically expedient.

This is a gross underestimation of the losses that will be sustained by Navajo allottees, and completely discounts the impact the withdrawal is already having on them.

What I believe is important is honoring that which is invaluable, that which can never be replaced, that which is spiritual and sacred to those who tell us what are the most important places, because it is not everywhere, right?

Public Lands Order 7923 Disregards the Voice of the Navajo Nation and Fails to Honor Navajo Sovereignty

Why is it important, and why does that protection need to be in perpetuity?

These deficiencies cannot be ignored, and the Navajo people living on and around these lands cannot be erased.

the greatest external threat to park resources.

The consultation process with the Navajo Nation... I think it is important that be part of the record.

The bill extends the withdrawal for the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range located in my district, which is a top priority for the Air Force.

The Goldwater Range has served as a military training facility for tactical aviation training and operational testing activities since its establishment during World War II.