Raúl Grijalva: “Expeditious action on the Compacts by this Committee and others is essential.”

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

One thing came out of this was good. I quit smoking.

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

I rise today, the proud granddaughter of a bracero, a hardworking Mexican immigrant who came to this country for a better life, and I stand as the proud daughter of a U.S. Congressman, a man who spent his entire life fighting for justice…