Raúl Grijalva: “Remove the Federal protections because the management plan for the State lands is based on those Federal protections…”

One thing came out of this was good. I quit smoking.

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

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 passage of this legislation would also set a dangerous precedent for sacred sites.