Raúl Grijalva: “And when they voice their concerns, they are dismissed as, quote, 'outside forces or, special interest groups.'”

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

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.

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

We urge Congress to reject legislative proposals that make this colonial-era law worse.