I would absolutely consult with tribes when issues are affecting them.

It would be nice to get those done.

I will do everything I can to help President Biden in his Build Back Better plan to create millions of jobs.

I support hunting and fishing and I support the outdoor economy. I think it's important to our country.

We want to move forward with some clean energy.

Yes, and I believe that is happening.

Congress is a co-equal branch of government.

It does not affect tribal lands, it just affects public lands, the pause on the leases.

this is all of our country. This is our mother.

I look forward, again, to discussing this issue with you.

if confirmed, she will make history as the first ever Native American Cabinet Secretary, something that, frankly, should have happened a long, long time ago.

I feel like the people of New Mexico sent me to Congress to get work done and that's precisely what I've done.

Finally, I want to give special thanks to you, Chairman Manchin, for calling this hearing today and for sharing with me the issues and needs of the people that you represent in West Virginia.

I have no doubt that Congresswoman Haaland's bipartisan experience and her leadership will help us restore our nation-to-nation relationship to Indian Country.

For Mr. Smith, while the focus continues to be on how the private sector shares information with the government, we also want to ensure that the government is doing enough to share information with the private sector.

So if I have this right, a nation-state actor that is in all likelihood the Russians, used U.S. software and then command and control servers in U.S. data centers to conduct this attack.

if I am confirmed as Secretary that is a far different role than a Congresswoman representing one small district in my state.

I think climate change is something that folks are realizing, you know, it's an all-hands-on-deck effort.