Raúl Grijalva: “I was hoping that was not the choice we were being confronted with.”

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.

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

I rise today, the proud granddaughter of a bracero, a hardworking Mexican immigrant who came to this country for a better life, and I stand as the proud daughter of a U.S. Congressman, a man who spent his entire life fighting for justice…

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