Raúl Grijalva: “I recognize my colleague from Arizona-- that was accurately stated, that he represents 70 percent of the designated area…”

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

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.

I would urge Secretary Mayorkas and the Office of Inspector General at the Department of Homeland Security to have these agents investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

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