Raúl Grijalva

The TAP American Energy Act is a fossil fuel industry wish list.

The problem is a fossil fuel industry that is more interested in keeping supply artificially low so that prices stay artificially high.

As it stands now, nearly a quarter of the United States' current carbon pollution comes from fossil fuel production on public lands.

One of the things I have been promoting, if we are serious about, is that those mining companies that have those horrendous human, environmental, and labor abuses, and are doing businesses in other parts of the world, wouldn't it be…

The Biden administration is effectively not only standing in the way, but making it impossible for the kind of critical mineral extraction in this topic to get done.

Circular economy policy for energy transition minerals has the following main components: 1) labeling 2) producer responsibility 3) battery design for recycled content with high environmental standards 4) supply chain due diligence.

I don't think we can look at this regulatory side and permitting side in terms of what needs to be done there, relative to mining and critical minerals without overlapping on that 1872 mining law.

We respectfully urge your committee to strongly oppose efforts that would exacerbate deficiencies in the existing mining law.

We write to ask you to prioritize efforts that would balance public health, community input, and the protection of watersheds.

In short, tribes must be allowed to fully utilize their knowledge in developing energy within their lands.

It is time to fine-tune it, bring it up to date to these times.

Does that include denying people their redress in court?

But according to that 2020 study, that was 1 out of every 450 NEPA reviews are ever challenged in court.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed. Amendment No. 46 Offered by Mr. Jackson of North Carolina

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: (4) Protected public lands.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall not…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed. Amendment No. 23 Offered by Mr. Thompson of California

My amendment would ensure that this Big Oil giveaway doesn't prevent America from leading the world in clean energy production. Rather than tethering ourselves to the energies of the past, we need to move forward with the energy of the…

I have an amendment at the desk, No. 57. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing quotation mark and the final period. Page 3, after line 9, add…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed. Amendment No. 57 Offered by Mr. Grijalva

I have an amendment at the desk, No. 56. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing quotation mark and the final period. Page 3, after line 9, add…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed. Amendment No. 56 Offered by Mr. Grijalva

I believe I have made it very clear that this bill is deeply flawed from the concept to execution. While I really do hesitate to improve a bad bill, I think it is important that we acknowledge one of the bill's starkest omissions. My…

I have an amendment No. 55 at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 3, line 9, strike the closing quotation mark and the final period. Page 3, after line 9, insert…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 21, and I urge all my colleagues to oppose this big giveaway to Big Oil. The bill before us today is yet another effort to open our public lands and waters to major…

Today and tomorrow House Republicans are bringing the Strategic Production Response Act to the floor, a bill that forces the administration to open up even more public lands and waters to drilling any time the President releases oils from…