Raúl Grijalva: “Unfortunately, the title of this hearing and the testimony of some of today's witnesses feel like a big pat-on-the-back…”

The bill gives anyone the ability to stake a mining claim, whether there are valuable minerals on the land or not.

To merely open the floodgates to the use of our public lands without any protections, due process, community involvement... is going back to a time that got us into this situation.

The undersigned organizations are writing on behalf of our millions of members across the country to express our support for reforming hardrock mineral extraction standards in the United States to better protect communities and the…

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…