Raúl Grijalva: “The bill constitutes a multi-billion dollar giveaway to a foreign-owned mining company”

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…

This law would apply to all of our public lands, including national parks, wilderness areas, and BLM land.

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.

Wildlife trafficking and illegal logging facilitate instability in a country.