So we have a big nursery industry in Oregon, and there's constant concern about the ability to ship plants.

I nearly fell out of my seat because this is a place where it would be like the last thing anyone would ever ask for is government oversight.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you all for bringing your expertise to bear.

I nearly fell out of my seat because this is a place where it would be like the last thing anyone would ever ask for is government oversight.

I was very surprised in the very southeast corner of my state, in an area that's extremely rural, and extremely allergic to any form of government involvement.

H.R. 1722 would clarify the Tribe's right to bring forth those land claims in Oregon outside of the Thompson Strip.

Thank you so much, Madam Chair, and thank you, Ranking Member Leger Fernandez, for the opportunity to participate in today's hearing and to speak in support of an important piece of legislation that you both described quite well: H.R…

The bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act is a bill that will restore the ability for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde in Oregon to raise land claims, rectifying a restriction that was included in a land agreement over what…

it is essential that you take steps to protect and strengthen SNAP.

hungry students cannot focus on learning.

The Grand Ronde's problem that brings me here today is imbued with the troubling past of how tribes have been treated by our government, which makes me all the prouder to be able to say that the bill has the support of the entire Oregon…

We lost three feet on our groundwater last year on top of many, many dozens of feet losses over previous years.

Our Restoration Act in 1977 was supposed to make us whole again, righting the terrible wrongs of termination.

This bill would recognize and require that HHS confer directly with the urban Indian organizations about health care policies and initiatives that impact urban American Indians and Alaska Natives, just as IHS does.

H.R. 2839 is about fairness. Siletz Tribal members should be able to hunt, fish, trap, and gather like they have traditionally done for thousands of years.

The Siletz Tribe was stripped of their land and status in 1954 through the Western Oregon Termination Act.

This is my first bill that I am bringing up. And I couldn't be more proud to hopefully have this become the first law that I have sponsored, because this is a long time coming.

The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians should be able to hunt, fish, and gather on their ancestral lands just like almost all the other tribes in Oregon and across the county.