Raúl Grijalva: “While these and other Forest Service policies are not perfect, they are also not part of a vast conspiracy to 'lock up'…”

This imbalance of power has resulted in over a century of ongoing toxic mines, scarring our landscape and poisoning our communities.

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

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.

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