Raúl Grijalva: “Instead, this hearing is part of a campaign to score political points by attacking the Antiquities Act.”

We cannot have meaningful tribal consultations as long as the mining industry has the automatic right to mine wherever they stake a claim.

We urge Congress to reject legislative proposals that make this colonial-era law worse.

I am always pleased that this Committee is as bipartisan as it is in terms of finding solutions and working together for the issues that are presented here.

Future exploration or mining activities at the site not only threatens the health and welfare of tribal members.