Losing 1,500 law enforcement personnel in Indian Country would be devastating across the country.

I will always appreciate you standing up for tribal communities and specifically for this terrible violence against Indian people.

I don't know what kind of minerals were there. I don't think they were critical minerals.

30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030, that is a goal we have.

We want to do the best job possible.

The goal is to better support the implementation of the infrastructure investments now underway.

We know that this is an all-hands-on-deck moment for energy transition, and certainly using our natural resources will help move us away from this terrible climate crisis.

This proposal would have, of course, real and damaging impacts on our country.

There would also be delay in BIE school repairs in the building of schools for children.

We will absolutely keep you updated, and happy to work with you moving forward to make sure that we have the folks there who need to get the work done.

If the budget cuts go through, we could lose 1,500 tribal law enforcement personnel.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 217, noes 202, not voting 15, as follows: [Roll No. 186] AYES--217…

If spending for defense programs kept level, then non-defense programs would face steep cuts of 22 percent or more.

And if we believe that fuel treatments are critical, then we need to fund those projects.

No, I did not have any conversations with Speaker Pelosi's office, but we understood it to be congressional intent.

It is a made-up crisis that we might be taken to that brink.

will you commit to working with us here in Congress to make sure we get full funding to address that backlog?

the last thing our families need at this critical moment is for politicians to undermine its authority or shortchange its efforts.