Raúl Grijalva: “We commend Chairman Grijalva and Rep. McEachin for creating an inclusive and open process to develop legislation.”

This amendment says that this act cannot take effect until the Secretary certifies that the Bureau of Land Management and other Federal permitting agencies have sufficient staff and funding to actually comply with the deadlines established…

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

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

I believe that we need a clean Carcieri fix.