"we need to achieve both of those things to not only right the wrongs of the past, but to try to achieve some kind of healing so that we can emerge together as one society."
"I think this legislation deserves to be bipartisan."
"Subpoena authority, while it might serve the goal of truth, might be adversarial to the goal of healing."
"I think we need to be very clear about the taxpayer resources that are being expended here."
"This Congress must confront our stories and the painful history of boarding schools."
"Questions Submitted by Representative Grijalva"
"Thank you for the invitation to tell my story."
"The Congress must pass H.R. 5444 and establish the Truth and Healing Commission that addresses boarding schools in the United States."
"Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I want to convey my gratitude to you and the Ranking Member for having this crucial and precedent-setting hearing that we needed to have, and I appreciate that very m..."
"And a reality that we can't deny. We can't erase. We can't rewrite. We just have to expose to begin the process of healing, reconciliation, and understanding."
"And I think the subpoena power is necessary. We are reacting to a public policy."
"It is time to set a policy of this dark and atrocious chapter, not to forget it."