"One way to do this is by reducing the regulatory burden so that Title IV-B funding recipients can spend more time helping children and families, and less time waiting through the red tape."
"I am not confident today, where we stand now, that a child growing up today in a similar or other uncertain circumstances would have the same opportunity or ability to achieve the American dream."
"I think you could multiply what these tribes have gone through dozens, if not hundreds of times..."
"So, that is why the system is broken, in my view, Madam Chair. It is really a court decision that has caused the problem."
"I want to thank the Subcommittee for all its hard work on behalf of Indian Country, and particularly today for holding this hearing on my legislation, H.R. 1208, which would amend the Indian Reorganiz..."
"To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes."
"I have been a champion on this issue for the past 15 years, since the Supreme Court's 2009 Carcieri v. Salazar decision."
"It is deeply troubling to see the lack of moral clarity in university leaders who refuse to condemn antisemitic demonstrations on campuses."
"This isn't just about expression. It is a dangerous endorsement of violence on American soil."
"For decades, prestigious colleges have slowly soiled their reputations by embracing Marxism, Confucius institutes, and moral relativism at the expense of merit, virtue, and truth."
"Every American should be outraged by what we are seeing across the country. These demonstrations are pro-terrorism and anti-American, and should be universally condemned."
"I would point out that there are 6,600 employees who deserve a good workplace culture, but there are 330 million Americans who deserve good bank regulation."
"If the Senate unduly delays the confirmation, we will need another hearing, Mr. Chairman, on the Senate's toxic culture of delay."
"I want to call upon the Administration to appoint a successor as soon as possible."
"70 percent is clearly not the right number on this, to try to get it down to that level."
"They are frustrated because their compliance requirements continue to go up."
"Chair Peters, this is an area we need to work on, the independent agencies, not just in this area but in a broader area."
"We want our cybersecurity personnel focused not on delivering reports to multiple regulators but instead focused on how are we going to actually secure systems."
