Raúl Grijalva: “Never in my 14 years of Congress have I seen such a concerted effort to suppress the voices of local tribes by such…”

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.

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

I would urge Secretary Mayorkas and the Office of Inspector General at the Department of Homeland Security to have these agents investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.

Their bipartisan work to correct the misguided Carcieri ruling demonstrates how Democrats and Republicans can work together on this Subcommittee for Indian Country.