it is Thursday, and it is that time of the week. I know a lot of our reporters in the Senate like this because it is the signal of kind of the end of the workweek here. Of course, it is also a signal that I get to come to the floor and do…

I am committed to working with tribes to ensure their voices are heard.

It is important to understand and to represent all of them.

We can't get rid of the contaminated materials.

So this is--this is important. So let us keep working on this.

It is critical that remote and rural communities are able to easily access funding, which is a challenge many such communities face.

I believe Mr. Newland has the necessary experience to hit the ground running, implement the President's agenda, and execute Indian Country's priorities.

I think that this is--this is an area that is so often overlooked, or to use your term, a wish recycling, and I think we need to be honest.

But they also want to know that--that the wood stoves that they are purchasing are actually going to be in compliance.

I think it is going to be important to not only lower that temperature, but for you in this position to really set that tone as an ambassador and as an advocate for all of Indian Country and Native people.

I prioritized PFAS funding from both the research and the need for regulatory actions.

We have no place to dispose of hazardous materials.

I hope you will be working with us on legislative protections and not relying solely on heavy-handed administrative approaches.

You will be replacing Tara Sweeney, who was the first Alaska Native to hold the job of Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.

Because, again, critically important in a State like ours.

I need to know that you are aware of how important it is that ANCs are included in the ISDEA definition of Indian tribe.

I was in North Dakota last week discussing this very rule.

I will bring my own water bottle. It is one of my favorites. And we will lead by example.