Political Quotes

It's only off the table because this nomination is pending and the Senate has leverage.

Last week, I raised this issue with Secretary McMahon, and I’m pleased she agreed to expedite the obligation of the funds for the Alaska Native Education Program grants that Congress appropriated earlier this year.

For the past 180 years, the Smithsonian Institution has been committed to sharing objective historical evidence through research and education, not political narratives.

I will continue to champion this program and work with the Department to ensure this funding is administered more expeditiously going forward.