Raúl Grijalva: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I won't be as courteous as yours; I have a rather lengthy opening statement.”

USET SPF supports the efforts of Tribal Nations to exercise our sovereignty and self-determination to create viable and sustainable economic opportunities and job creation for our communities.

You hear repeatedly in this Congress and in this Committee of the dire dangers being presented at the southern border of this nation with fentanyl, human trafficking, organized crime, cartels...

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

The 1872 Mining Law is an outdated law that has failed to protect communities like mine.