I am concerned that this legislation could give more power to people who are not from our communities, who are not elected to represent our communities, and who don't have to find a way to survive in our communities.
Grijalva expresses concern over legislation potentially empowering outsiders over local communities.
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Their bipartisan work to correct the misguided Carcieri ruling demonstrates how Democrats and Republicans can work together on this Subcommittee for Indian Country.
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.
We urge Congress to reject legislative proposals that make this colonial-era law worse.
This law would apply to all of our public lands, including national parks, wilderness areas, and BLM land.
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