I believe that this decision by the majority of our Supreme Court is a direct affront to tribal sovereignty and to Tribal Nationhood.

What can Congress do to hear from Tribal Nations in order to find a reasonable consensus in Indian Country to respond to Castro-Huerta?

Thank you very much, President Killer, for your testimony.

States will do a better job of protecting our children than our own governments.

Your testimony states that, due to the Castro-Huerta ruling, Federal authorities will begin to pull their public safety resources out of Indian Country altogether.

We have, in essence, hobbled the ability of tribes to prosecute those crimes.

We write to reiterate our strong support for the Willow Master Development Plan (Willow or Project) in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A).

I am concerned about issues where you have overlapping jurisdiction.

I wish I could say that state and local governments have prioritized the protection of Native women and children, but they have not.

it is my honor to recognize the heroic life of Samuel F. Sandoval, Sr., who passed away on July 29, 2022. Mr. Sandoval had been one of the last four remaining Navajo Code Talkers who served during World War II and whose unbreakable code…

This amendment disrupts the carefully negotiated delicate balance of this agreement, putting really the entire reconciliation vehicle at risk. Therefore, I would urge my colleagues to vote no on the amendment. Vote on Amendment No. 5409…

these are all problematic amendments that would jeopardize the underlying legislation and the progress on climate, on prescription drugs, and on a whole host of other things. So we should all vote no. We should pass this important bill…

what my colleague from Kentucky is attempting to do here is to really short-circuit the bedrock public health protections in the Clean Air Act. And make no mistake. This is a major policy change; not a minor change. It would have…

reserving the right to object. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Mexico.

I thank Chairman Grijalva and everybody who has worked to bring this bill to the floor today. A historic drought has forced ranchers in our parched Eastern Plains to sell their cattle early. We don't collect and share data about our…

fulfilled the Nation's obligations to the Cherokee Freedmen and encouraged other tribes to take similar steps to meet their moral and legal obligations to the Freedmen.

The Cherokee Nation's actions have brought this longstanding issue to a close and have importantly fulfilled their obligations to the Cherokee Freedmen.

My follow-up is what Federal services and benefits are they not eligible to receive despite having full tribal citizenship?