Raúl Grijalva: “Everyone is frustrated with the Forest Service. They don't do enough, they do too little, they are too slow, they are…”

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

I worry the integrity of the investigations is at risk.

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.

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.