Raúl Grijalva: “I am hopeful that many of them can be answered today from our diverse group of witnesses.”

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

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.

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

My bill, the Clean Energy Mineral Reform Act, would do just that.