Raúl Grijalva: “The Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act, H.R. 1522 and S. 780, directly respond to that mandate, and we urge you to…”

I rise today, the proud granddaughter of a bracero, a hardworking Mexican immigrant who came to this country for a better life, and I stand as the proud daughter of a U.S. Congressman, a man who spent his entire life fighting for justice…

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

Effective democratic governance depends upon informed public participation, and several international conventions and policy guidelines call for enhanced public participation in environmental management.

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