Raúl Grijalva: “I have no other speakers. I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1630”

Effective democratic governance depends upon informed public participation, and several international conventions and policy guidelines call for enhanced public participation in environmental management.

Mr. Cole's bill would simply restore the Secretary of the Interior's authority to take land into trust for all tribes, regardless of their date of Federal recognition.

The mining industry, however, sits above all of that.

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