"this is about correcting history and avoiding future problems"
"It is time to act so Native lives are no longer jeopardized by the lack of communication between HHS agencies."
"Our suicide rate has increased 20 percent. We need this policy and full funding to support Indian Country's public health emergency."
"Thank you very much, Madam Chair."
"This is an important step in the histories of the United States and the Oceti Sakowin."
"This is an important step for the healing of the people of our Oceti Sakowin."
"Can you speak to how the Department has worked with tribes in restoring these lands, identifying these lands, and responding to those urgencies that are coming from Indian Country relative to those tw..."
"These bills also seem to expose the failure of a government that can take literally decades to correct these types of things."
"It is substantive, it is non-controversial, and an extension of an existing policy that would apply to HHS in terms of conferring with tribal health providers and health centers in urban areas."
"We believe H.R. 3371 represents another important step in that process."
"Chaco Canyon and the withdrawal would be an example of that, in terms of protecting that sacred site."