how fast the doors of access were closed to tribes

the failure to reconvene the White House Tribal Nations Summit was pointed out in this article

It seems like across the aisle they are a monolith because the only tribal voices they talk to are the ones that want to develop oil and gas, or want to support a mining project.

Should Native American tribes have a voice? Should they be consulted in wildlife management decisions affecting the gray wolf?

I'm proud to state that my home state of California stepped up.

It has to be especially tough, though, to be lectured about tribal consultation from members of this body who, at best, are ambivalent about tribal rights.

the data is absolutely clear.

When you have record high prices and record profits, we know exactly what's going on.

You have been lectured about American national security interests and apparently helping Iran and even Russia by a Member of Congress who just last week voted against aid to Ukraine.

meaningful tribal consultation was nearly non-existent during the Trump administration

I thank my colleague for his eloquence and thoughtfulness, which stands in such contrast to the Kristi Noem school of animal welfare that we see reflected in the legislation before us. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Throughout this Congress, my Republican colleagues have tried at every turn to weaken our bedrock environmental laws. The Endangered Species Act has, of course, been one of their favorites to attack. Once again, Republican leadership has…

The gentlewoman from Colorado brought up Tribes in her opening remarks, and I am glad, because we should be talking about and thinking about Tribes on this subject. Tribes are not interested in scaring people into killing wolves. For many…

My friends across the aisle have a pretty selective interest in numbers. They seem to want to take a single aggregate number for the wolf population in the United States and legislatively delist that population in a way that contravenes…

I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Huffman of California moves to recommit the bill H.R. 764 to the Committee on Natural Resources…

Just a reality check. No one has lost hunting or angling access because of lead ammunition or tackle restrictions. That has not happened, but if this management tool is taken away from fish and wildlife managers, and lead pollution and…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 214, nays 201, not voting 14, as follows: [Roll No…

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 209, noes 205, not voting 15, as follows: [Roll No. 169] AYES--209…