Raúl Grijalva: “One other point, Mr. Trautwein. As you know, there was a letter to me from Senator Kyle and Senator McCain that…”

Mining is considered the highest and best use of our public lands.

This imbalance of power has resulted in over a century of ongoing toxic mines, scarring our landscape and poisoning our communities.

This bill would address the long-standing inequities caused by the U.S. Supreme Court's 2009 decision in Carcieri v. Salazar.

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