And, you know, I don't know how we can reconcile telling these kids and I don't know whose families are struggling they should no longer have access to food while they're trying to learn each day.

So this is why I suggest, if you are going to write up more legislation, you should probably have active participation and actually invite Tribes since you yourself do not even know how many Tribes are in Arizona.

I am proud to be a co-sponsor of the Native American Voting Rights Act, and this hearing has shown today why we need it.

And when they voice their concerns, they are dismissed as, quote, 'outside forces or, special interest groups.'

You have been a State representative and a State senator elected I think since 2010, and you are crafting legislation that affects Native Americans, but you don't know how many federally recognized Tribes are in Arizona.

the administration, this administration tried, on the same issue of voting and integrity had, I think, Chris Kobach or somebody run a committee for a while that went nowhere, and then quietly, and thank God, it disappeared into the night.

I think it is unfortunate and sad that our Tribal leadership was not reached out to before this bill was passed in our State legislature.

It is important that all communities in this very important discussion about voting access, franchise, and participation be included.

Their efforts seem to be particularly targeted toward me.

In regards to oversight, it is not only Congress' right, but our responsibility to hold the executive branch accountable for its actions and decisions.

As we go through the current drama and trauma about the equal status of Congress to the executive branch, I think we are to the point now that, moving forward, we--as Mr. Lowenthal said--would like weekly updates on the production and the…