During your previous tenure as Associate Deputy Director at DOI under the Bush administration, tribes felt like there was a de facto moratorium on land into trust acquisitions.

the current land-into-trust process is paramount to achieving those goals.

The shameful allotment and assimilation periods of the late 19th and 20th century was nothing short of a disastrous time for Native people.

To ease their concerns, will you and the Administration commit to moving forward on the land-into-trust decisions that are pending?

I hope that you will continue to be open and work with me and Chairman LaMalfa at ensuring that we continue to uphold the long-standing Federal policies supporting Indian self-determination.

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to this bill, and I rise on behalf of the fishermen, the landowners, the delta and north-of-delta farmers, the conservationists, the sportsmen, coastal communities, the counties in my district, and the…

Despite the progress that the IRA accomplished, it still has returned less than 10 percent of the roughly 90 million acres that were taken from tribes.

Throughout our Nation's history, tribes have suffered abuse and ongoing indignity at the hands of the Federal Government.

Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 23 because it upends decades of State and federal water law and needlessly pits water users against one another. On the heels of the worst drought in California's history, this bill mandates…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 2430, the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 to reauthorize four important user fee programs: the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, the Medical Device User Fee Act, the Generic Drug User Fee Act, and…

Technology plays an undeniably important role in how we address these challenges.

We would favor some increase, if Congress sticks with a dollar threshold.

I think there is scope there to have a favorable impact on long-term economic growth.

The dual mandate has served the country well.

I would not get rid of it, but I would look for ways to simplify it.

My advice would be to focus on all of those factors that determine productivity growth, and that pertains to tax reform and the efficiency with which the economy operates.

You did say that you did not see a $1 trillion balance sheet again.

I believe risk-based capital should be the most important form of capital regulation, that that is what should be binding.