Raúl Grijalva: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. One of the things that Rio Tinto touts, Ms. Krill, part of the panel was about employment.”

The mining industry, however, sits above all of that.

Mining is considered the highest and best use of our public lands.

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

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…