If not, Mr. Chairman, we all need to have a serious conversation about what's going to happen at the federal level to make sure that we're going to be doing some things in a different way for the good of all the people that we represent…

Tribes are sovereign nations.

We need water to put out the fire.

I find it extraordinarily distasteful and disrespectful when we call hearings about tribal issues and Members of Congress use the space to talk about policy and political issues that are not about the issue at hand.

I think it is disrespectful to the folks who serve our tribal governments.

Over the last several months we have been working with tribal leaders, tribal organizations, law enforcement, and others to really understand.

I do not feel is an appropriate use of official resources.

I think it is clear to anyone who is working on issues around public safety and behavioral health in our tribal communities that it has been truly devastating to see the ways in which the fentanyl crisis has touched down in our tribal…

We are seeing a huge increase in both the number of fires and intensity of fires.

I just want to say thank you.

The wildfire season is shifting dramatically earlier.

I do want to just make a comment to address to the Committee. Today is primary day in New Mexico. So, happy Election Day.

I represent New Mexico's 1st Congressional District, which includes the Albuquerque area and 10 counties in central New Mexico.

We are not living by all of the recommendations, or not living by everything that you have committed to me.

we invested $10.8 billion in the Forest Service, we got 400 percent back as a return on investment.

I think I am going to be asking you for a commitment to implement what the GAO has identified.

because of Republican cuts you are operating on an $8.2 billion budget, and that is a 25 percent cut from 2022.

we need to make sure that our forest fighters and the people who not just fight the forests, but who care for the forests have housing, addressing mental health, and the well-being of our Federal firefighters.