Raúl Grijalva: “The bill would desecrate and destroy an area of religious and sacred significance to the Apache and Yavapai people”

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

Effective democratic governance depends upon informed public participation, and several international conventions and policy guidelines call for enhanced public participation in environmental management.

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.

This law would apply to all of our public lands, including national parks, wilderness areas, and BLM land.