Raúl Grijalva: “I very much appreciate the Chairman's approach, because there are areas that I particularly would like to see protected.”

We urge Congress to reject legislative proposals that make this colonial-era law worse.

This bill is not just a give-away to the mining industry. It is a wholesale giveaway of our public lands.

I am always pleased that this Committee is as bipartisan as it is in terms of finding solutions and working together for the issues that are presented here.

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