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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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.
Future exploration or mining activities at the site not only threatens the health and welfare of tribal members.
We cannot have meaningful tribal consultations as long as the mining industry has the automatic right to mine wherever they stake a claim.
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