Raúl Grijalva: “The 11 percent cut in Medicare only on the island, that is not an appropriate response to the economic crisis.”

Future exploration or mining activities at the site not only threatens the health and welfare of tribal members.

Effective democratic governance depends upon informed public participation, and several international conventions and policy guidelines call for enhanced public participation in environmental management.

This amendment, which I offered a version of at the markup nearly a year ago, would have addressed all the concerns. If adopted, I would be happy to support H.R. 1449. This amendment extends the timeline for the Department to determine…

I look forward to working with you, Madam Chair, and the other members of the Subcommittee to move this bipartisan bill in a similar bipartisan manner.