Raúl Grijalva: “The crisis of confidence in the agency responsible for managing National Forests isn't really the issue.”

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

I believe that we need a clean Carcieri fix.

To merely open the floodgates to the use of our public lands without any protections, due process, community involvement... is going back to a time that got us into this situation.

This law would apply to all of our public lands, including national parks, wilderness areas, and BLM land.