I have watched as this Committee has devolved into a platform for conspiracy theories and misinformation and political theater over the last 6 months.

If we don't act quickly, I mean, every day that we wait to get better services, it is heartbreaking, somebody dies, right, somebody is ill.

the propagation of dangerous rhetoric against those from other countries who are seeking asylum in our country not only threatens the lives of those individuals who are trying to come to our country for a better life, like so many of our…

we look forward to proposed legislation from Senator Luján to address issues related to Tribal food security.

The National Park Service should work with Congress to develop a more active, efficient management strategy for the National Park System.

what do you see are the biggest challenges and opportunities to really address these challenges going forward?

If we are not actually addressing the real issues that are leading to the crisis, then our family members and our friends are going to continue to die.

I am grateful that President Biden has actually made this a priority and a centerpiece of his Administration.

The southwest U.S. faces upwards of $1.4 trillion in lost gross domestic product (GDP) between 2022 and 2050 due to risks and costs of projected water scarcity challenges.

We need to ensure that our policies reflect the voices of Native Americans.

Likewise, added flexibility to source regional and local ingredients can help support more, as we have seen, with those Title I programs.

These are important, but we need to ensure that everyone can access them.

I appreciate that very much.

we look forward to proposed legislation from Senator Lujan to address issues related to Tribal food security.

Thank you for the time today.

I hope we can fix that.

I hope we can strength it and learn from it.

I am proud to introduce the Tribal Nutrition Flexibility Act and the Tribal Nutrition Program Administration Act to improve FDPIR.