I would love to see it expand in Nevada, because we also need to invest in our minority-owned businesses.

It is harder and harder for us to maybe set the example for how elections should run.

I am hopeful that you will help me make sure that that happens.

Madam Chair, thank you. Thank you so much for the opportunity to participate in this important discussion today.

one of the benefits of a CBDC, of a no-fee account offered by the Federal Reserve, central bank digital money, is it would be provided to the public without profitability considerations.

I think we would be missing an opportunity if we did not take a look at what was happening there.

How could a Federal Reserve-run digital currency system make it easier to connect to those unbanked and provide financial relief directly?

I am a firm believer that open-source software is critical for security.

there would be huge benefits for merchants and small businesses to be able to have an account or central bank digital currency in some form.

One of the great things this Administration has already done on this effort is to reconstitute the White House Council on Native American Affairs.

Senator Cortez Masto and I have worked on that have been launched in these last couple of years.

I am excited that the Biden Administration is in support of a permanent Carcieri fix.

I look forward to working with Congress on this very important issue to the Lumbee people.

I recognize that federal recognition is extremely important to communities seeking to establish a government-to-government relationship with the United States.

I recognize the decades-long pursuit of federal recognition by the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.

We must ensure that the needs of Indian Country are met.

I share Secretary Haaland's commitment to taking meaningful action on addressing the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people across Indian Country.

I want to make sure our tribal communities are brought into this conversation, because they are dealing with the wildfires and necessary resources to assist them.