The Environmental Justice for All Act is a long overdue correction to the disproportionate harms that have been experienced by communities of color, low-income communities, and Native/Indigenous communities.
Grijalva emphasizes the need for the Environmental Justice for All Act to address historical injustices.
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This imbalance of power has resulted in over a century of ongoing toxic mines, scarring our landscape and poisoning our communities.
I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed.
I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 7, strike ``30'' and insert ``90''. Page 4, strike lines 17 through 23 and insert the following…
We cannot have meaningful tribal consultations as long as the mining industry has the automatic right to mine wherever they stake a claim.
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