I have repeatedly said decisions made by tribes for tribes produce the best results.

Senator Udall, thank you for your work on behalf of tribal communities and also for describing New Mexico as beautiful as most think of it as a desert.

An important tool for tribes to have direct involvement in their ecological management is through the BIA's integrated resource management planning process.

What more can Facebook do to improve the transparency around political ads?

We now live in a world where we're waiting to find out who else Facebook has allowed to access our data without our consent.

We think it is critical that all Federal resources go where they need to be which is at these schools.

IHS is taking a comprehensive and integrated approach towards creating an oversight capability at headquarters to improve the quality of care and patient safety.

This news was particularly concerning for us to hear as many members of this Committee, including myself and Senator Cortez Masto, have repeatedly asked you at hearings about whether BIE is meeting student accountability reporting…

progress on closing GAO recommendations and service reports, with a renewed focus on improving quality of care, has not been enough to fix the accreditation issues at the Gallup Indian Medical Center.

As this Committee is well aware, the Federal Government has trust and treaty obligations to provide vital services to American Indian and Alaska Native tribes.

However, including Indian programs on the GAO High Risk list confirms what many in Indian Country have reported to this Committee; we must do better.

I am committed to doing everything I can to address these issues head-on.

I know IHS faces an uphill battle when it comes to the age of its facilities.

I applaud IHS for the strides it has made since the first high risk hearing last May, but despite this progress, since then, two more federally-operated IHS facilities are reportedly at risk of losing their CMS accreditation. I am deeply…

Year after year, tribal communities report gaps in Federal programs.

from June 4 to June 6, 2018, I was unavoidably absent during rollcall votes Nos. 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, and 117. I was in New Mexico helping to address the devastating wildfires. Had I been present, I would have voted yea on these…

I have yet to hear somebody say, you know, I got into a high-deductible health plan, and I'm making more money as a result of it.

As stewards of the American economy, we need to be careful.