Raúl Grijalva: “That is why it is so important to remember that our relationship with the Freely Associated States and the U.S.”

My amendment would prevent this bill from creating a situation where the agency is required to decide on permits before the applicants have had a chance to go through environmental reviews. Without my amendment, this bill will force the…

We stand at the edge of a whole new mining rush.

To merely open the floodgates to the use of our public lands without any protections, due process, community involvement... is going back to a time that got us into this situation.

The passage of this legislation would also set a dangerous precedent for sacred sites.