Raúl Grijalva: “Many of the issues that the detractors of this project will bring up in today's hearing have been addressed in the…”

Mr. Cole's bill would simply restore the Secretary of the Interior's authority to take land into trust for all tribes, regardless of their date of Federal recognition.

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…

You are hearing that correctly. Any American, or notably, any American subsidiary of a foreign company could have the exclusive rights to our public lands for about $10 per acre per year.

The bill gives anyone the ability to stake a mining claim, whether there are valuable minerals on the land or not.