Raúl Grijalva: “I find it curious in some of the comments that by inviting public input we somehow limit other public input.”

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…

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

I look forward to working with you, Madam Chair, and the other members of the Subcommittee to move this bipartisan bill in a similar bipartisan manner.

You are hearing that correctly. Any American, or notably, any American subsidiary of a foreign company could have the exclusive rights to our public lands for about $10 per acre per year.