"This inflationary policy will increase costs for all Americans, providing them less in return."
"President Biden, Secretary Mayorkas, and their entire Administration have no interest in border security."
"These destructive policies are not only affecting Americans' park access and enjoyment, but also local communities and farmers."
"We must secure the border and protect the lives of our citizens."
"I am a big recycler myself. I have these big buckets of batteries. I don't want anything to go to the landfill."
"Would you agree with that, Dr. Williams?"
"So, shouldn't we be incentivizing the Good Neighbor policy with mining?"
"A few months ago, before this very Subcommittee, tribal leaders bravely spoke about death threats, yes, death threats, they received from the international criminal cartels."
"And the only way we are going to get there is if we properly fund the Indian Health Service and BIA and other contract services that tribes use to help support their communities."
"I hope we can keep this hearing focused on the substance. I hope we can keep it focused on what our tribal leaders have told us."
"Regardless of whether they are a cartel or a local mom-and-pop organization trying to contaminate their own damn communities, deadly drugs on Indian reservations are horrible."
"I think this is a Catch-22, but I also think there is a light at the end of the tunnel."