Raúl Grijalva: “It is an equal-treatment issue, to me, very fundamentally and very simplistically.”

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

We write to express serious concerns about the Mining Clarity Regulatory Act, which represents an unprecedented, de facto giveaway of America's cherished public lands to mining corporations.

We cannot have meaningful tribal consultations as long as the mining industry has the automatic right to mine wherever they stake a claim.

We believe strongly that the solution is not singling out one tribe for favorable treatment to the detriment of others.