Raúl Grijalva: “Healthy, productive lands and forests are an investment that will pay dividends long after our current challenges have…”

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

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.

Their bipartisan work to correct the misguided Carcieri ruling demonstrates how Democrats and Republicans can work together on this Subcommittee for Indian Country.

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…