Raúl Grijalva

This bill ensures that Federal agencies hear directly from tribes that are impacted by mining projects and mining development.

The bill puts a royalty in place for all minerals extracted from public lands.

America's public lands belong to all Americans, not the mining industry.

The time for change is long, long overdue.

I am going to have the difficult responsibility today to sit in for the Chair of the Subcommittee, Mr. Lowenthal.

I urge support for the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Jackson Lee). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Grijalva) that the House suspend the rules and…

Listen, I don't care what you call it, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, BIL, BIF, whatever--What matters is that Congress came together to pass a historic investment...

Without continued action on climate change, communities that rely on forests and public lands for their clean water, recreation, and wildlife habitat will continue to be at risk...

I expect we will hear the usual complaints that the bedrock environmental laws or endangered species protections are the real problem...

I voted to support it. And I did so because it was a tremendous benefit to my constituents.

It is good to know that the ranking member has a weakness, and so we are going to put razorback in every piece of legislation from now on. Madam Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I concur with Ranking Member Westerman and urge support of the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. Ms. JACKSON, LEE. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2899, ``To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the…

I urge approval of H.R. 1931. The sponsor of the legislation, Representative Matsui, and also Representative Case have made, I think, the profound argument for the legislation and its support. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my…

We all know Hawaii is a beautiful State. The bill will help protect and conserve that rich environmental and cultural heritage. I urge my colleagues to support the legislation. And I urge Representative Case to invite all of us to Hawaii…

I have no further speakers on the legislation. I reserve the balance of my time.

I join with the ranking member to urge adoption of the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I have one additional request to address the legislation. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Vicente Gonzalez).

Congress must formally acknowledge that the lands we now know as the United States are the ancestral homelands of millions of Indigenous Peoples, who were killed, removed, or relocated.

But if we want to begin this conversation about tribal co-management meaningfully, first, we must acknowledge and come to terms with this country's history.

Through tribal co-management, we can lift up Indigenous voices, while continuing to meet our obligations to protect the climate and conserve Federal lands.

I look forward to working with my colleagues in the Administration and Congress to expand and incorporate Indigenous knowledge and history in land and resource management across the country, especially on our public lands.

Fundamentally, tribal co-management provides an opportunity for Indigenous people to work alongside Federal agencies to manage Federal lands and resources.

Today's hearing is one that I believe is long overdue--both at the Committee level and in Congress.

I appreciate our Committee members joining us today and hope that we will have an insightful and productive hearing.