Native Americans, and you are going to hear from them today, we have the Chairman and the President of the Hopi and Navajo Nation, as well as the Chairman of the All-Indian Pueblo Council, representing 20 pueblos in New Mexico and Texas that are here, not only in support of their colleagues, San Carlos Apaches, but also in opposition to this bill.
Grijalva highlights Native American opposition to the bill.
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We believe strongly that the solution is not singling out one tribe for favorable treatment to the detriment of others.
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.
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