Raúl Grijalva: “Native Americans, 'lost the war and therefore have no right to comment on public land management decisions.'”

The passage of this legislation would also set a dangerous precedent for sacred sites.

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

This amendment says that this act cannot take effect until the Secretary certifies that the Bureau of Land Management and other Federal permitting agencies have sufficient staff and funding to actually comply with the deadlines established…

My amendment consists of reasonable fixes that Republicans have previously supported. If adopted, Democrats would unanimously support the final passage of this bill. Mr. Chair, I encourage my colleagues to support my amendment, and I yield…