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I am confident the committee will uphold the Federal Government's trust responsibility to Native Americans and oppose the White House's harmful budget cuts.

We will honor the trust responsibility that all Members of Congress have, not just those of us that are here participating with you today.

We urge the subcommittee to ensure the trust responsibility is upheld during the Fiscal Year 2018 budget and appropriations process.

The Federal budget is a reflection of that commitment.

I implore you to lead the change within Congress that is necessary to improve how the United States views, honors, and fulfills its promises to Indian Country.

We like to say culture is the cure.

We are very concerned about the funding cuts being proposed by President Trump for the EPA.

This violation of the Federal trust responsibility must never happen again.

This country cannot afford to leave anybody behind who wants to enter the workforce and be part of the future of this country.

I think these unique things have to be looked at. Congress is a party to these things.

We are hugely disappointed that we were not invited to the opioid summit attended by Secretary Tom Price last week.

For this reason, we ask that the subcommittee consider including language in its report directing the Interior Department to work with the tribes in Maine to identify ways to address the impact of the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act.

In fact, two members of this subcommittee, Ms. McCollum and Mr. Cole, signed onto an amicus brief for one of those cases, and we are very grateful for that support.

We totally support this request.

USET SPF seeks the assistance of this subcommittee in educating the White House on this sacred relationship.

The National Endowment for the Arts has been and continues to be necessary to the success of the arts.

We have made a conscious decision to fund the arts, signaling that we intrinsically value the arts.

The arts and humanities are critical for adding value to our shared culture.