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I thank Congressman Torres. What he has told us today is about the fact that there are districts in the country, including mine, including so many that we have heard about, where the minimum wage is too low. What we can't do is we can't…
Earlier we spoke about the fact that to say thank you to these essential workers regularly and over and over again but to refuse to pay a living wage, a minimum wage of at least what we are asking for in this bill, is really not saying…
Congresswoman Tlaib talked about the fact that now is the time. There is a call and an urgency for us to do this because it is the time of the pandemic. It is the time of such great suffering. My father had a saying that when it was time…
For years, the Congressional Progressive Caucus has fought to give working families the dignity they deserve for the work they perform for our communities and our economy. The increase of the minimum wage to $15 an hour is an important…
I understand there are two of us now in the United States Senate that attended Head Start, myself and United States Senator Raphael Warnock as well.
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.
In the 116th Congress, Senator Tom Udall introduced S. 886, the Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act which proposed to permanently extend the RWSF.
I look forward to working with you and learning from you.
Our Native communities deserve the same opportunities as all Americans.
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.
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…
I thank the gentleman from Maryland for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Jose Hernandez, a beloved letter carrier and local hero who was killed on the job in 2019, while trying to resolve an argument along his route…
accreditation was essential for cultural and accessibility reasons.
It is an honor to be with both of you and to be a part of this hearing.
I will ensure that the Interior Department's decisions are based on science. I will honor the sovereignty of the Tribal Nations and recognize their part in America's story.
It's the job of the Federal Government to live up to the trust responsibility.
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.