Raúl Grijalva: “The idea of 'trust land' is not normal and should be fixed to recognize that our Nation is the owner of our lands”

My amendment would prevent this bill from creating a situation where the agency is required to decide on permits before the applicants have had a chance to go through environmental reviews. Without my amendment, this bill will force the…

My bill, the Clean Energy Mineral Reform Act, would do just that.

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

You are hearing that correctly. Any American, or notably, any American subsidiary of a foreign company could have the exclusive rights to our public lands for about $10 per acre per year.