"For too long, the Federal Government has failed to live up to its trust and treaty responsibilities to the Tribe, leaving them in the current water crisis."
"It is unacceptable that members of the Tule River Tribe or any Tribe for that matter should face a daily struggle for water."
"This is a moral failure of our own making, and it is a direct result of a broken promise made by the Federal Government."
"Eventually that comes to a question of budget and resources, in which this Committee and the Senate and the Congress as a whole needs to be involved, so please keep us posted."
"What is ICE doing to ensure that individuals in ICE detention are informed about their right to an abortion?"
"I am glad you bring up the question of care beyond the test."
"Thank you for holding this hearing on the need to reauthorize the EPA's Brownfields Program."
"It is important to recognize that whether it is jails, prisons, other institutions, there are no exceptions to that."
"But that does nothing to take away fundamental human rights."
"Wildfire smoke is a complex mixture of air pollutants, clearly unhealthy to breathe."
"It truly is a national concern."
"I want to thank Senator Merkley for his leadership in introducing both the Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2021 and the Smoke-Ready Communities Act of 2021."