As noted above, this bill is quite worthy of our support. While we have been talking about it with a smile in our hearts, we must recognize that it is incredibly important, and we must be thankful to those who have compiled this collection…

I find it disgusting. I find it frustrating. It is why I ran for office, because I am sick of politicians just coming in front of people and saying, oh, we will fix the problem, and then they go and do their political theater.

As we continue to hear from the different speakers about their amazing public lands, I honor our Ranking Member Grijalva, who has done so much important work on this bill. I honor the fact that, indeed, in his Arizona, he has under his…

Another issue that I am concerned about, and I wrote a letter to the Secretary, I signed a letter to the Secretary of Education in February, about the problem that FAFSA was having with parents who have mixed immigration status.

We know the facts are very clear on this, that 90 percent of fentanyl is coming into the United States across legal ports of entry.

This is not a new crisis. It is all right there in the report.

I implore my colleagues across the aisle to not turn this hearing into a partisan hearing.

The fentanyl crisis is not a partisan issue. Opioid addiction...does not know any political party.

I rise today to recognize Dr. Joseph Suina for his service to our Nation. Dr. Suina is a former Cochiti Pueblo Governor, a University of New Mexico professor emeritus, and a Vietnam and Marine Corps veteran. Recognition of Dr. Suina's…

It sounds like with the 2022 renegotiated memorandum that the Biden administration did make huge gains.

H.R. 5015, Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration sponsored by Representative Leger Fernandez, will help.

The one area... that I believe also needs more attention is looking at illicit financial markets.

The mental behavioral health system in the United States has been pushed to its breaking point.

I'm concerned that the modest additional investments requested by the President are not enough to solve our nation's scientific challenges.

We have seen American family after American family, their story about substance use disorder and what it has done.

I appreciate that, Director. I have other questions I'll submit into the record.

We have to make sure that insurance companies cover mental health and substance abuse disorder like any other ailment.

We have to make sure that insurance companies cover mental health and substance abuse disorder like any other ailment.