Raúl Grijalva: “The Federal Government should be raising the bar, not settling for the lowest common denominator.”

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…

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.

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