Raúl Grijalva: “This bill ensures that Federal agencies hear directly from tribes that are impacted by mining projects and mining…”

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

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.

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

We believe strongly that the solution is not singling out one tribe for favorable treatment to the detriment of others.