I am also deeply disappointed to see that BIA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary John Tahsuda and BIE Director Tony Dearman are not here today to testify, despite an invitation from Chairman Grijalva and Chairman Gallego.

every single child in this country deserves to have a quality education.

It is important that we know and understand the emotion and the feeling behind it.

We are seeking basic information about the operation of a school that deserves to be taken seriously.

I find that to be entirely unfair and unjust, but I believe that it does a great disservice to the students and staff at the school.

The reports of abuse, fraud, and mismanagement were deeply troubling to me as a parent, as an advocate for equity in education, and as a policy maker.

I was just thinking--I was recently--I gave the commencement speech at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.

BIE must be held accountable for their inaction in response to the concerns raised about Chemawa.

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I am disheartened that Mr. Tahsuda and Director Dearman, both of whom were invited to testify today, chose not to come.

Not only is that an unacceptable way to receive a response, but it was also unsatisfactory--it was light on details and did not address many of our questions.

when these--when things like this happen, these contamination issues, it takes a tremendous toll on not just the person who is being affected by it but the entire community.

Sometimes the unemployment rate is as high as 50 or 60 percent, and it just seems that those are opportunities that we could increase in those areas.

Because really when I think about the opportunities in our Native American communities, sometimes the unemployment rate is as high as 50 or 60 percent, and it just seems that those are opportunities that we could increase in those areas.

This is a failure of the Federal Government and completely unacceptable.

During the 5 months I have been in office I have met with over 300 Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and 90 percent of the time the issue they raise the most is the lack of tribal consultation prior to the Department of the…

What happened during the reorganization was a clear breach of the Interior's policy to consult with tribes.

it doesn't make any sense when it is less expensive to fix the problem to clean up their own mess.