I want you to know that you are being heard, loud and clear.

We recognize the four decades that the United States has maintained a special relationship with the Freely Associated States.

Our commitment here is not only military and diplomatic, but also the common well-being of our communities.

We are here to make that commitment to you and to fight in Congress to make sure that we get those through the process.

What powerful words you shared with us, what a powerful story you shared with us.

The ways in which the PRC is undermining strategic and economic interest in the area, is trying to reshape narratives in the region.

we must back up those words with providing you with the services that you have earned and deserve.

It is not just to address the strategic and military concerns that we have and economic concerns we have with the PRC, but to really celebrate and uphold our shared values as Americans.

we look forward to proposed legislation from Senator Luján to address issues related to Tribal food security.

It is extraordinary to think that the U.S. Department of the Interior is now under the leadership of our nation's very first Indigenous Cabinet Secretary.

we look forward to proposed legislation from Senator Luján to address issues related to Tribal food security.

That is how we address this crisis, not sitting in rooms screaming to cameras.

there is a double-edged sword in that having that Federal recognition and protection of these beautiful and important places brings greater attention and protection, but also brings, as you stated, over-love of some of those spaces

The opioid crisis has hit close to home, and in fact, I will never forget the morning in January in 2019, when I received the first call.

I have watched as this Committee has devolved into a platform for conspiracy theories and misinformation and political theater over the last 6 months.

The National Park Service should work with Congress to develop a more active, efficient management strategy for the National Park System.

The Park Service is indeed making these spaces more accessible to all people and, as I said, telling a more complete history.

If we are not actually addressing the real issues that are leading to the crisis, then our family members and our friends are going to continue to die.