Your efforts to secure pandemic relief and support for Native Hawaiian health in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021... have bolstered access to services for all Native Hawaiians across the State.

Unfortunately, despite these efforts, our programs and keiki (children) are still at risk.

Your prioritization of this field hearing, and physical presence in our homeland, reassures the Native Hawaiian people...

Mahalo again to you, Senator Schatz, for introducing that bill with strong support from Senator Murkowski.

Thank you again for your work and commitment to improving Native Hawaiian health and to honoring the Federal trust responsibility owed to Native Hawaiians.

we are very much appreciative the work, Senator Schatz, that you have done, in the Senate Indian Affairs Committee

the trust responsibility should be the guiding light of this Committee's work.

I strongly urge that the Committee take action to assure that laws relating to Native American languages not only include Native Hawaiians in their wording, but also include Native Hawaiians as actual beneficiaries.

Nothing about me without me. That rings especially true here.

E Hawaii lahui, e hoolilo i hana na kakou pakahi, ka imi ana aku i na hana e hoomau ia aku ai ka kakou olelo lahui.

the federal government's trust responsibilities to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.

We must prioritize the health and well-being of our tribal nations.

How do we return to a fiscally and, yes, thus economically and socially sustainable path?

The TRUST Act would take steps to secure the endangered species of Social Security and Medicare.

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. (Ms. HIRONO assumed the Chair.)

The only measure cited as positive, year-over-year deficit improvement, is meaningless against a baseline of necessary but actual record COVID deficit spending.

I am 100 percent in favor of zero-based budgeting.

I am for PAYGO, bottom line.