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Huffman Calls on Admin to Protect Roadless Rule, Allow for Adequate Community Input
Washington, D.C. - Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz to oppose repealing the Roadless Rule and object to the mere 21-day public comment period for the upcoming decision.This truncated comment period is the latest in the Trump administration’s pattern of silencing public input on decisions that impact America’s public lands and the communities that s… Continue Reading
09.19.25
Ranking Member Huffman Blasts Republicans for Silence on Racist Censorship by Trump Admin, Demands Answers from Park Service
Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Huffman (D-Calif.) berated Committee Republicans for their silence on the Trump administration’s orders to erase history from national parks by removing exhibits about slavery. Huffman also grilled Associate Director of Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands at the National Park Service Michael Caldwell on the order. .@RepHuffman: Trump just ordered the Park Service to remove signs and exhibits relating to slavery. What the … Continue Reading
09.11.25
Ranking Member Huffman Statement on Trump’s Continued Attack on Public Lands
Washington, D.C. — Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement after Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced plans to rescind the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Public Lands Rule: “Rescinding the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule is the latest move in Trump’s calculated campaign to dismantle protections for America’s public lands. Days ago, his Interior Department quietly issued another order making it harder for BLM to bu… Continue Reading
08.27.25
Huffman Statement on Trump’s Roadless Rule Rollback and Taxpayer-Funded Lumber Giveaway to China
Washington, D.C. - Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement after Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the next step in its rule-making process to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule by opening a public comment period from this Friday to September 19 — less than 30 days.“Secretary Rollins is steamrolling ahead with Trump’s plan to deliver America’s last wild forests to corporate polluters. Forcing a rollback with only a matter of d… Continue Reading
04.09.25
Republicans Waste Time and Taxpayer Money with Vanity Bill as Economy Crashes
Washington, D.C. - Today, as the stock market was thrown into chaos and Americans are struggling to make ends meet, the House Natural Resources Committee Republicans held a markup on legislation designed to distract from this administration’s pandemonium and stroke the President’s ego. The markup featured pushing a Gulf of Mexico renaming stunt - all while families across America face rising costs, real crises, Trump Tariff whiplash, and shrinking retirement accounts thanks to the economy Republ… Continue Reading
01.23.25
Ranking Member Huffman Calls Out Republican Ploy to Gut Environmental Protections, Ignoring the Chance to Help Communities and Firefighters
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) voted against Republican’s H.R. 471, legislation designed to advance the GOP’s longstanding agenda of rolling back environmental laws while ignoring the climate crisis and failing to provide any relief to communitiesimpacted by wildfires or additional support for firefighters. Ranking Member Huffman took to the House Floor to speak in opposition to this flawed legislation. Recordings of his rema… Continue Reading
08.02.24
Grijalva Introduces Bill to Establish New Great Bend of the Gila National Monument in Southern Arizona
WASHINGTON - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today introduced the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act to protect one of the most culturally significant and ecologically fragile landscapes in the southwestern United States. The bill will designate the nearly 400,000-acre Great Bend of the Gila National Monument and establish a tribal commission to prioritize tribal co-stewardship of our public lands. At least 13 federally recogniz… Continue Reading
05.02.24
Grijalva Celebrates Expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
WASHINGTON - U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on President Joe Biden’s action to expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in California using authorities under the Antiquities Act. “With today’s expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monuments, President Biden is once again showing that this administration is committ… Continue Reading
04.18.24
Grijalva Praises Biden Administration Action to Protect Public Lands, Balance Multiple Uses
WASHINGTON - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) final Public Lands Rule, which will better balance the agency’s multiple-use mandate by putting conservation on equal footing with oil, gas, and mineral extraction on our public lands. “The Public Lands Rule is a win for the American people who overwhelmingly want to protect our nation’s rich natural and cultural heritage and en… Continue Reading
04.11.24
Grijalva Cheers Biden Administration Action to Boost Clean Energy Development on Public Lands
WASHINGTON - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement applauding the Biden administration’s announcement of a final rule for renewable energy development on public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The Biden administration also announced that it has permitted nearly 29 gigawatts of renewable energy projects, far surpassing President Biden’s ambitious goal of 25 gigawatts by 2025. “Our public lands must… Continue Reading
02.07.24
Grijalva Follows Up on Panelist Concerns at Historic and Cultural Preservation Roundtable, Sends Requests to Interior and GAO
Washington, D.C. - Responding to issues and panelist recommendations discussed at House Natural Resources Committee Democrats’ “Strengthening Historic and Cultural Preservation” roundtable this past November, Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today led a letter with five other House Democrats to U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland asking for her to request increased funding for Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPOs). Other signers on the letter include Vic… Continue Reading
10.06.23
Ranking Member Grijalva Statement on New Border Wall Construction and Use of Dangerous Waiver Authority
Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) issued the following statement on the Biden administration’s announcement that it will use the Secretary of Homeland Security’s authority to waive all laws and legal requirements to build approximately 17 miles of new border wall. A recent U.S. Government Accountability Office report shows that the existing border wall and use of this waiver authority has already caused irreparable damage to nat… Continue Reading
09.06.23
Ranking Member Grijalva Commends Cancellation of Oil and Gas Leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of the Interior’s decision to cancel the seven remaining 2021 oil and gas leases sold under the Trump administration’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) leasing program. The leases were previously suspended due to multiple legal flaws in the Trump administration’s leasing program, including a failure to adequately analyze a reasonable ran… Continue Reading
08.08.23
Ranking Member Grijalva Delivers Remarks at Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument Designation
Red Butte Airfield, Ariz. – This afternoon, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) delivered remarks at President Biden’s designation of nearly 1 million acres as the new Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument in the Red Butte Airfield in Arizona. CLICK HERE for Ranking Member Grijalva’s earlier statement on the announcement of the new national monument. Transcript of Ranking… Continue Reading
08.08.23
Ranking Member Grijalva Hails New Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, Thanks Tribes for Tireless Efforts
Washington, D.C. – House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today celebrated news that President Joe Biden will use his authorities under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to designate public lands in the Grand Canyon region as the new Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. The designation is the result of a decades-long effort by the tribes of the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition, with the support of en… Continue Reading
05.24.23
At Subcommittee Hearing, Democrats Counter Extremist GOP Attacks on Commonsense Conservation Rule and Antiquities Act
Washington, D.C. - At today's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing, Ranking Member Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) delivered the following opening statement countering Republican's partisan attacks on the Antiquities Act and the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) new rule to better balance conservation with extraction in land management decisions. WATCH Ranking Member Stansbury's full statement. The transcript is available below. During the hearing, Committee Ranking Member Raúl… Continue Reading
05.20.23
Interior Secretary Haaland Upholds Commitment to Visit Proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument, Meets with Tribal Leaders
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. – Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and staff from Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s (I-Ariz.) office joined U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on a visit to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and the area that the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition has proposed for designation as the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument. Secretary Haaland accepted Ranking Membe… Continue Reading
04.19.23
Interior Secretary Haaland Commits to Visiting Tribes’ Proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument Area
Washington, D.C. – At today’s House Natural Resources Committee hearing, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland accepted an invitation from Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) to visit the area that the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition has proposed for designation as the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument. WATCH Secretary Haaland accept Ranking Member Grijalva’s invitation to visit the proposed Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah … Continue Reading
04.11.23
Grijalva, Sen. Sinema Proud to Join Tribes in Calling on President Biden to Designate Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument
Washington, D.C. - During a virtual press conference held earlier today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) joined members of the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition as they launched an effort to call on President Joe Biden to use his authorities under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to designate the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument. Baaj Nwaavjo means “where tribes roam” for the Havasupai Tribe and I’ta… Continue Reading
04.05.23
Grijalva Urges Biden Administration to Save Oak Flat From Foreign Mining Company Backed by Chinese Government, Requests Committee Hearing
Washington, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to withhold publication of a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on proposed copper mining operations in Arizona's Tonto National Forest. These mining operations threaten to violate religious freedoms by permanently destroying Oak Flat, or Chí'chil Bi?dagoteel, which is sacred to many tribal com… Continue Reading
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