Raúl Grijalva: “Thank you. Mr. Hedden, it was stated that you misrepresented the Kanab spill.”

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

I look forward to working with you, Madam Chair, and the other members of the Subcommittee to move this bipartisan bill in a similar bipartisan manner.

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

I worry the integrity of the investigations is at risk.