Raúl Grijalva: “However, I do not think this subcommittee, the full Committee, or Congress is the appropriate place to litigate a…”

My amendment consists of reasonable fixes that Republicans have previously supported. If adopted, Democrats would unanimously support the final passage of this bill. Mr. Chair, I encourage my colleagues to support my amendment, and I yield…

To merely open the floodgates to the use of our public lands without any protections, due process, community involvement... is going back to a time that got us into this situation.

We believe strongly that the solution is not singling out one tribe for favorable treatment to the detriment of others.

This imbalance of power has resulted in over a century of ongoing toxic mines, scarring our landscape and poisoning our communities.