Tribal sovereignty must be respected even when it is not politically expedient.

What I believe is important is honoring that which is invaluable, that which can never be replaced, that which is spiritual and sacred to those who tell us what are the most important places, because it is not everywhere, right?

Public Lands Order 7923 Disregards the Voice of the Navajo Nation and Fails to Honor Navajo Sovereignty

Why is it important, and why does that protection need to be in perpetuity?

There is a right way, and that includes meaningful sovereign-to-sovereign consultation with the Navajo Nation government

This is a gross underestimation of the losses that will be sustained by Navajo allottees, and completely discounts the impact the withdrawal is already having on them.

These deficiencies cannot be ignored, and the Navajo people living on and around these lands cannot be erased.

The consultation process with the Navajo Nation... I think it is important that be part of the record.

I think it needs to be explained in more than the limited way we have been explaining it today.

I oppose this legislation because it tries to minimize the significance of the importance of our protection.

The Navajo Nation is looking to diversify its energy portfolio to combat climate change and provide clean energy to the Navajo Nation and the Western United States.