"Without her, our American judicial system and way of life would be far different."
"The effectiveness of our laws and the respect given to them by the American people rely on independent fair decisions from our judiciary."
"The Justice in Policing Act is an essential first step."
"We have work to do so that George Floyd and Eric Garner, Philando Castile, Walter Scott, Antonio Arce, and too many others will not have died in vain and have their lives spur us to action."
"There is no greater tragedy in our history."
"For the Trump administration to treat it with such disregard shows the lengths this Administration is willing to go to fulfill a wasteful campaign promise."
"Listening to and respecting the concerns of the Tohono O'odham Nation is the right thing to do."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for organizing this very important hearing."
"Those programs were authorized at $5 million annually, and they do have broad bipartisan and industry support, and they were fully funded as part of the fiscal 2020 appropriations process."
"It has been 18 years since this committee last had a hearing on Tribal transportation needs. It is long overdue."
"Transportation infrastructure is critical for our Tribal communities, including the 22 Tribal Nations in my State of Arizona."
"At current funding levels, the Nation estimates it would take approximately 116 years and $7.9 billion to meet their current transportation infrastructure needs."