Raúl Grijalva: “Well, thank you. It is a relief to have that question resolved once and for all. I appreciate it.”

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…

The bill gives anyone the ability to stake a mining claim, whether there are valuable minerals on the land or not.

I believe that we need a clean Carcieri fix.

We stand at the edge of a whole new mining rush.