a Representative in Congress from the State of Kansas

The policies and assimilation practices of the United States had the sole purpose of culturally assimilating American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian children.

Thank you again to Chairwoman Leger Fernandez and Ranking Member Westerman for calling this hearing today.

If Native children were able to endure and survive the Indian Boarding School Era in our nation, we should be able to find it in ourselves to fully investigate what happened to our relatives.

I am a proud member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin. My mom is Crystal Herriage.

I appreciate the opportunity to provide brief remarks in support of my bill, H.R. 5444, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2021.

the Truth and Healing Commission by Representative Davids will help us on this long road toward justice.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has created new and complex trade challenges.

Assure me that the priorities on climate change do not diminish the necessity, or the capabilities, of providing the current weather, and the warnings necessary.

We ought to be continuously monitoring, continuously providing loans, and such, to small manufacturers, so we are not constantly reacting to these supply chain disasters.

But certainly Ukraine is maybe a need, and is a contributing factor, a significant factor in the hunger that is occurring, or will occur around the world.

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When we were on the border of Ukraine, the Ukrainians were particularly asking for diesel fuel, so that they could actually produce the crops, which captured my attention.

I would ask you, if the Department would like to work with us to provide some legislative suggestions that might address the discretion, or at least create greater list of criteria, for the decision to be made on.

What is the Department and ITA doing to promote exports, rural exports in particular, so U.S. farmers can help meet the emerging global food crisis?

The Senate Commerce Committee worked with me to get legislation to increase the pipeline of pilots.

Thank you for demonstrating my credibility and power in front of this august audience.

Why does the administration's supplemental request only propose to incentivize soybean and not include other food crops, like sorghum and sunflowers?