Raúl Grijalva: “The TAP American Energy Act is a fossil fuel industry wish list.”

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

Effective democratic governance depends upon informed public participation, and several international conventions and policy guidelines call for enhanced public participation in environmental management.

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

I look forward to working with you, Madam Chair, and the other members of the Subcommittee to move this bipartisan bill in a similar bipartisan manner.