We think this can be addressed by supporting multi-agency drug task forces, which include ATF, DEA, FBI, the Tribal and State law enforcement agencies.

So let me ask the question differently, Councilman, will more treatment facilities closer to home make a difference?

I think that it is something I fully support, and I have seen work, especially with lessons I have learned from leaders on the Navajo Nation.

We need to ensure that resources are allocated to support prevention and treatment.

I think that it is something I fully support, and I have seen work, especially with lessons I have learned from leaders on the Navajo Nation.

Thank you so much for this important hearing and the leadership of the Committee.

I certainly hope that we can gather and have a much larger conversation about the Bureau of Indian Affairs being supportive of sovereign nations as opposed to punitive in many areas.

Lack of prosecutions in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples space is an area where I've tried to hold DOJ accountable, and I'm frustrated that the same problem applies to drug dealers.

We think this can be addressed by supporting multi-agency drug task forces.

We would support the federal recognition of the inherent sovereignty of tribes to prosecute non-Indians engaged in drug dealing.

I certainly hope that we can gather and have a much larger conversation about the Bureau of Indian Affairs being supportive of sovereign nations as opposed to punitive in many areas.

I thank the gentlewoman from Indiana, Mrs. Houchin, for the customary 30 minutes, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, after wasting weeks as Republicans tried to get their house in order, we have just 10 days left…

The challenge for us is that the DOJ does not have the resources to arrest and prosecute the 'smaller' drug dealers.

I think that it is something I fully support, and I have seen work, especially with lessons I have learned from leaders on the Navajo Nation.

Lack of prosecutions in the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples space is an area where I've tried to hold DOJ accountable.

Americans know that the climate catastrophe is wreaking havoc on our economy. I come from a State where we lost billions due to wildfires that were caused by many factors, but this repeats itself over and over again. Across America, there…

I certainly agree with their assessments.

The impact of fentanyl on our communities cannot be overstated.