But a sacred site that has been blasted, it can never be made whole again.

if my colleagues from the other side of the aisle want to protect people with preexisting conditions, they should drop the lawsuit.

There is a reason that most of us in this Congress has--have opposed Medicaid block grants. These are devastating programs.

there is a concern here, and I hope that you would agree with me that, if that is your understanding, that you do something about it, Mr. Secretary.

Will you commit today that the Department will support the program, and can you tell us a timeline for the implementation of this program?

In FY2020 Congress appropriated $50 million dollars towards the Defense Community Infrastructure Program.

no President and no administration in the last 50 years has done more to undermine Medicaid than Donald Trump.

no new pipelines

It is just concerning to me that the Navy could craft their end-product proposal, having it essentially ready to come up here, and then call a few conversations with Tribal leaders 'consultation.' That is not consultation. It is not just a…

Their ancestors are buried there. And I hope you understand that as well, that when you have people buried, it becomes hallowed ground.

Consultation and community engagement has to come first, especially when sacred lands are involved.

You understand that we are on Indian land right now, and every single inch of this country was Indian land long before it was ever the United States of America.

It is almost like Tribes are an afterthought, when they should be a forethought.

And the idea that this land that is hallowed ground could be used for this type of training, it is really sacrilegious, in a way, to the people whose lives you will affect.

These are sacred homelands and resources for Native Americans, who have been on this land long before this was ever a country.

Fox Peak is a highly sacred site to the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe, and the BLM has identified this area as a special Area of Critical Environmental Concern.

I feel that we need to actually hear from the Tribes here, or have their report in the record.

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