If this Committee and bold chambers of Congress don't urgently come together, put the people of this country first, put God first, and put your political party to the side to solve climate change, we don't make it beyond 12 years from now without huge amounts of death, destruction, and suffering.
Warning of dire consequences if Congress fails to act on climate change.
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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.
The passage of this legislation would also set a dangerous precedent for sacred sites.
Future exploration or mining activities at the site not only threatens the health and welfare of tribal members.
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