Raúl Grijalva: “I kind of see the Chairman's legislation as a first step toward a slippery slope on a bunch of issues.”

The passage of single-tribe legislation will inevitably diminish the political will to achieve additional Carcieri fixes.

This bill would address the long-standing inequities caused by the U.S. Supreme Court's 2009 decision in Carcieri v. Salazar.

My amendment consists of reasonable fixes that Republicans have previously supported. If adopted, Democrats would unanimously support the final passage of this bill. Mr. Chair, I encourage my colleagues to support my amendment, and I yield…

My amendment would prevent this bill from creating a situation where the agency is required to decide on permits before the applicants have had a chance to go through environmental reviews. Without my amendment, this bill will force the…