Raúl Grijalva: “This bill, which was drafted by radical environmental groups for a Representative from Arizona, would put thousands of…”

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.

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.

One thing came out of this was good. I quit smoking.