Raúl Grijalva: “I am glad my colleagues have decided to address this topic. It is always good to revisit our previous successes.”

We stand at the edge of a whole new mining rush.

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

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.