Thank you so much.

In the 116th Congress, Senator Tom Udall introduced S. 886, the Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act which proposed to permanently extend the RWSF.

accreditation was essential for cultural and accessibility reasons.

the Indian Health Service has recently identified a $2.56 billion backlog in projects that would provide tribal communities with access to potable water and wastewater.

It is truly an honor to be here with you.

I carry my life experiences with me everywhere I go. It`s those experiences that give me hope for the future. If an indigenous woman from humble beginnings can be confirmed as secretary of the interior, our country holds promise for…

Deb Haaland will be confirmed. She will be the first native-American ever confirmed to a U.S. cabinet position and it will be celebrated by native communities coast to coast like nothing you`ve ever seen.

Our Native communities deserve the same opportunities as all Americans.

I look forward to working with you and learning from you.

It is an honor to be with both of you and to be a part of this hearing.

if confirmed, she will make history as the first ever Native American Cabinet Secretary, something that, frankly, should have happened a long, long time ago.

I would absolutely consult with tribes when issues are affecting them.

I feel that I am part of a team, and if I am confirmed, it's working with all of the other Cabinet Secretaries as well as with President Biden and acting as a team.

I am all for that. I mean, we are all stewards of this land...

I know that the partnerships that you talk about between states, between Tribal Nations, between local communities--those are very important for all of us to find the solutions and make sure that those species are there so that your…

It's important for local communities to weigh in on important decisions.

I think there are a lot of workers who want to have jobs of the future.

So if I have this right, a nation-state actor that is in all likelihood the Russians, used U.S. software and then command and control servers in U.S. data centers to conduct this attack.