Raúl Grijalva: “Thank you for holding this field hearing, a very important topic and I'm very appreciative of the hearing here in…”

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

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.

Wildlife trafficking and illegal logging facilitate instability in a country.

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.