Raúl Grijalva: “I was just pointing to uniformity and predictability. That is why I asked the question.”

You are hearing that correctly. Any American, or notably, any American subsidiary of a foreign company could have the exclusive rights to our public lands for about $10 per acre per year.

We urge Congress to reject legislative proposals that make this colonial-era law worse.

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.