I would just deeply encourage you to continue that program, because these fourth-graders are the future of our parks.

If HHS can provide this information without compromising the identity of victims would it be possible to require the same type of reporting uniformly across all agencies?

Thank you, Mr. President, for your recognition. I rise today with my colleagues from the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Senator Heitkamp and Senator Cortez Masto, to talk about how the Republicans' latest and most heartless healthcare…

Thank you very much, I say to Senator Cortez Masto. Today, you can at least tell your chairwoman that this bill has been withdrawn. There is not going to be a further vote on it. But I would urge her--and I know you know this well--we need…

Mr. President, let me thank my colleague Senator Heitkamp for her great advocacy today for Native Americans. I have known her for a long time. In every public service job she has had--whether it was the State tax commissioner of North…

I say to Senator Cortez Masto, thank you so much. Thank you for bringing the statements forward from Chairwoman Torres. She has every right to be concerned. The short answer to her question is, yes, we don't want to go back. Chairwoman…

We must remain vigilant to ensure that any future health care bill does not cut into the health care needs of human trafficking victims in Indian Country.

We have to have a way to communicate with our police and first responders collectively.

One of the things I continue to be incredibly excited about is the potential for energy storage to improve the efficiency, the reliability and the resiliency of our system that generates and delivers electric power to homes and businesses.

That is why I will soon be reintroducing the bill, the Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act, that establishes a new investment tax credit for energy storage technologies.

the Navy's finding that some sailors are on-duty as many as 108 hours a week is deeply concerning.

I have to say that my constituents are incredibly upset by the fact that the future of their monuments could be determined by people sitting in offices in Washington, DC, who have not been out on the ground in those places, and at this…

This potential disconnect between service units, service areas and national IHS efforts on the issue of patient wait times is not unique.

We are really excited about some of the innovation that is coming out of our Indian partners.

What can be done on your end to resolve these pending approvals in a timely manner? What can your office do to make sure these types of delays do not happen again?

I hope you keep pushing on both sides there.

The same question to Ms. Emrey-Arras, do you believe BIA has taken the issues surrounding Indian education outlined in the High Risk Report seriously or could they be doing more?

tribal energy sovereignty is a goal that we need to strive for.