Guam and our island nations are the center of American values and the center of the Pacific Ocean.

I want to commend Mr. Hawley and Mr. Crapo for the work they have done here and all of our colleagues and staff who have contributed to telling this story and the support that I expect to see today and that I hope will get this across the…

These are important, but we need to ensure that everyone can access them.

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

the propagation of dangerous rhetoric against those from other countries who are seeking asylum in our country not only threatens the lives of those individuals who are trying to come to our country for a better life, like so many of our…

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

I appreciate that very much.

Likewise, added flexibility to source regional and local ingredients can help support more, as we have seen, with those Title I programs.

If we don't act quickly, I mean, every day that we wait to get better services, it is heartbreaking, somebody dies, right, somebody is ill.

We need to prioritize the voices of Native Americans in our policy decisions.

I hope we can fix that.

We need to prioritize the voices of Native Americans in our policy decisions.

I hope we can strength it and learn from it.

One of the things that my bill addresses is the need for greater tribal ownership over program implementation and flexibility to source traditional and local foods.

Thank you to our Chair and Vice Chair for this important conversation as more and more legislation is being established and built.

The southwest U.S. faces upwards of $1.4 trillion in lost gross domestic product (GDP) between 2022 and 2050 due to risks and costs of projected water scarcity challenges.

These are important, but we need to ensure that everyone can access them.

the reason we had to go recess is actually because the Majority could not succeed in passing an appropriations bill