Raúl Grijalva: “The time for political posturing is over. I am ready to sit down with my colleagues and try to work out something that…”

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…

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…

The number of CBP agents under investigation for a large variety of transgressions is extremely concerning.