As a result, it is more difficult for the islands to improve economic conditions.

Tribal concerns are often underrepresented, and I'm glad that we're dedicating a hearing to address these issues and finding solutions.

We know that they did fix it. We don't have any information regarding the medical situation for those individuals, but it's certainly not a condition that we want our schools to be in.

I can't believe that the Department of Interior wants children to be in these positions of, you know, going to school and in environments like this.

I am asking my Republican colleagues to join me in requesting that the President immediately lift the hiring ban

I mean, I just find this, you know, heartbreaking because this really correlates to so much of what's happening in my own community and in most communities, minority communities, underserved communities, where people are dying of…

It appears that not only are the children not being properly educated, but they're being placed in harm's way with outdated and deteriorating equipment and infrastructure.

So with seeing that there--what would be the thing that would allow for these, not just the inspections to be done and not just us shining a light on them, but actual movement in terms of improvement for children and the environment in…

I thank Mrs. Lawrence so much for that discussion and inspiration she has given us. We are not going to go back. We have heard from so many of our colleagues about the achievements of African Americans. But not just the achievements--the…

We did. There are some additional conversations that we need to have, but I know that our time has drawn nigh.

I thank Mr. Veasey. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the distinguished gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Lawrence), who is my classmate and one of my very good dear friends.

I thank Congressman Marc Veasey for assisting me and for being a leader in this Special Order hour for the Congressional Black Caucus. Of course, I thank the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, our friend and colleague, the Honorable…

According to multiple reports, several members of the Trump campaign and incoming Trump administration may currently be under FBI investigation for their connections with the Russians.

Because is it possible for the ultimate decisionmaker to make a decision to grant an individual a national security clearance if the person is under an FBI investigation?

An active FBI investigation would raise some eyebrows.

It would be great to know in that process, one, who the decisionmaker is, and is there a list of individuals who are under FBI investigation.

I thank Mr. Veasey. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, my friend and colleague, the Honorable Cedric Richmond, for his continued leadership of this caucus and of his leadership on the issues impacting Black…

I thank my colleague from Pennsylvania, Dwight Evans. I know that he is new to this Congress, but he has worked for so many years on the issues that we are talking about today. I look forward to our continued collaboration in supporting so…