Raúl Grijalva: “And the Chinese are making treaties and buying into some of the mining entities abroad which we are relying upon?”

Effective democratic governance depends upon informed public participation, and several international conventions and policy guidelines call for enhanced public participation in environmental management.

This bill is not just a give-away to the mining industry. It is a wholesale giveaway of our public lands.

Mining is considered the highest and best use of our public lands.

I rise today, the proud granddaughter of a bracero, a hardworking Mexican immigrant who came to this country for a better life, and I stand as the proud daughter of a U.S. Congressman, a man who spent his entire life fighting for justice…