. >> available to councilmember wensler nozee has fought against land deal for years. >> a couple of years from now they break ground at oak flat and you're standing there looking at it, what's going to go through your mind? >> i probably will cry. i mean, i definitely know i would cry. because the history of our people, those dreams, those ways that god blessed us, and to turn to our children and know that there's no more. it's gone. >> reporter: resolution copper a subsidiary of foreign mining giant riotinto, year after year the bill failed to pass. this time a new tactic. the land deal was insert intermediate the defense spending bill. a move critics say allows the company to privatize the planned and bypass critical be environmental and critical protections. >> i'm very grateful for that. >> resolution copper and parent company rio tinto refused requests to speak to "america tonight." we ran into dave richens resolution's head of affairs. >> adam may. we were trying to get in touch with you for an interview. we were trying to get him to answer questions. about how did this get ta