I look forward to that cooperation to finally close the book on this and give the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians...
Termination era policies are a shameful part of American history with long standing impact on the nation's first peoples...
I just want to say at the outset since this is our first forestry hearing that I am very much looking forward to working...
These tribes deserve the right to exercise their tribal sovereignty, to grow an economy, support and protect tribal memb...
It is long past time for Congress to do the right thing and designate these lands as tribal lands.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the witnesses for being here today.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you witnesses for being here today. I want to start by congratulating the Chairman fo...
It's important for us to first understand the history of the partnership between NOAA and the private sector.
The legislation we've been working on together will go a long way in improving the nation's weather forecasting capabili...
I know the Chairman shares my interest in doing all we can to protect the American people from severe weather events.
That is a bit sobering.
If we are better prepared, if we invest in resilience, if we invest in the case of the west coast and an early warning s...
Given what you just heard today, don't you believe that we should perhaps be investing more money in that program to dea...
We want to do more than look into them.
I would observe, unfortunately, here in Washington, DC, we seem to have what I call a tombstone mentality.
For $38 million the Government of the United States of America could fund a real-time, at-sea-based early warning system...
I am looking at giving you specific authorization since it hasn't been given a priority. Why hasn't it been given a prio...
This should be a shared responsibility to build out a robust early warning system, save lives.
