It is important that the administration has requested this funding to continue to stabilize the child care system.

At such a crucial moment, we cannot afford to treat this as a zero-sum game.

We have got to act on those requests as well as the President's funding requests to meet operational requirements and needs at the Southern border.

it is vital we do these together in one package and not break them apart, such as an Israel-only bill like the one that the House passed last week.

Let us talk about funding for mental health and substance use disorder treatments.

We tried to partner with the FBI. But that was even, I am not saying kludgey, but there are issues of how you all coordinate.

None of the people we represent who are on the frontlines of this crisis want us to play politics with their lives.

When I visited Lummi Nation in October of last year, fentanyl was already taking its toll.

At such a crucial moment, we cannot afford to treat this as a zero-sum game.

Senator Mullin and I have introduced the Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement, a self-determination contract for Federal law enforcement officers.

Your presence here today is a testament to the devastating impact the fentanyl crisis has had on the Lummi Nation.

When I visited Lummi Nation in October of last year, fentanyl was already taking its toll.

We tried to partner with the FBI. But that was even, I am not saying kludgey, but there are issues of how you all coordinate.

Just about every national security official has told us it hamstrings their work to keep America safe.

But if we start with the highest level possible, that the United States of America declares this a national emergency, I believe that we can overcome a lot of the barriers that we are facing.

Thank you for standing with us and for your ongoing friendship.

Thank you, Chairman McHenry and Ranking Member Waters, for holding this hearing today.

I almost feel like Indian Country is being targeted, that people know that you don't have the law enforcement.