Raúl Grijalva: “This legislation protects tribal sovereignty and requires meaningful tribal consultation.”

I rise today, the proud granddaughter of a bracero, a hardworking Mexican immigrant who came to this country for a better life, and I stand as the proud daughter of a U.S. Congressman, a man who spent his entire life fighting for justice…

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

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

The passage of single-tribe legislation will inevitably diminish the political will to achieve additional Carcieri fixes.