Raúl Grijalva: “I thank the witnesses, and look forward to hearing your views and testimony on the legislation before us.”

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.

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

The passage of single-tribe legislation will inevitably diminish the political will to achieve additional Carcieri fixes.

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.