Raúl Grijalva: “State management of our Federal lands is a high priority of mine.”

The passage of single-tribe legislation will inevitably diminish the political will to achieve additional Carcieri fixes.

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

My amendment would prevent this bill from creating a situation where the agency is required to decide on permits before the applicants have had a chance to go through environmental reviews. Without my amendment, this bill will force the…

Mining is considered the highest and best use of our public lands.