Do you feel like you have sufficient law enforcement resources at this point or is that an area that needs more attention added from the appropriators in particular?

I think law enforcement at Interior is something that we need to focus more on in this subcommittee certainly at Fish and Wildlife and with respect to cultural items but also just in general.

I think it is very important that we maintain a sustainably funded, whole health care system in VA.

It's deeply meaningful to me as the first Native American Cabinet Secretary to be here on the ancestral homelands...

The work you have done on a bipartisan basis to support priorities... is integral to the ability of Interior to meet its mission.

I think all of us up here would agree that that is incredibly important.

It is been interesting as we have worked through some of these projects in New Mexico, where we have a microgrid project at Kirtland Air Force Base.

I think what we're looking for is ways in which the Federal Government, and through the use of WIOA can actually support incarcerated individuals.

I have quit using the word drought. I now call it aridification because we are in such a permanent change of precipitation in the State of New Mexico.

The bill would expand voluntary USDA conservation programs, bolster some new and existing States soil health programs like that Healthy Soils Program in New Mexico, boost USDA climate research, and invest--increase investments on farm…

I agree with Ronald Reagan that elections are indeed the crown jewel of our democracy. So, conversely, restricting our citizens' right to vote is simply un-American.

Restricting our citizens' right to vote is not partisan; it is un-American.

I enjoyed the conversation that this is about teaching our children food, healthy food and we should not be using excuses like frauds to prevent that.

Transparency seems to be a fundamental issue here, Dr. Kim. Do you think that there is power, and even power with respect to negotiation, in that transparency?

Thank you for holding this hearing, Chairman Beyer. I really appreciate it.

I love Amanda Gorman's poem where she calls upon us to repair our Nation right

I absolutely agree with that.

the creative economy is essential to the U.S. economy, and especially in New Mexico