Raúl Grijalva: “Castro-Huerta affirms state criminal jurisdiction--crimes by non-Indians against Indian victims in Indian country.”

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.

Their bipartisan work to correct the misguided Carcieri ruling demonstrates how Democrats and Republicans can work together on this Subcommittee for Indian Country.

My bill, the Clean Energy Mineral Reform Act, would do just that.

My amendment consists of reasonable fixes that Republicans have previously supported. If adopted, Democrats would unanimously support the final passage of this bill. Mr. Chair, I encourage my colleagues to support my amendment, and I yield…