Raúl Grijalva: “We can either move in the direction that this legislation addresses with discussion and compromise at some level, or we…”

This amendment says that this act cannot take effect until the Secretary certifies that the Bureau of Land Management and other Federal permitting agencies have sufficient staff and funding to actually comply with the deadlines established…

I believe that we need a clean Carcieri fix.

This bill is not just a give-away to the mining industry. It is a wholesale giveaway of our public lands.

Effective democratic governance depends upon informed public participation, and several international conventions and policy guidelines call for enhanced public participation in environmental management.