Raúl Grijalva: “The Commemorative Works Act states very clearly that new memorials should not encroach upon existing memorials or change…”

This bill would address the long-standing inequities caused by the U.S. Supreme Court's 2009 decision in Carcieri v. Salazar.

The mining industry, however, sits above all of that.

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…

The 1872 Mining Law is an outdated law that has failed to protect communities like mine.