Raúl Grijalva: “My bill makes sure that industry, not taxpayers, foots the bill for their toxic legacy of pollution.”

I look forward to working with you, Madam Chair, and the other members of the Subcommittee to move this bipartisan bill in a similar bipartisan manner.

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…

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