Because HHS, through its operating divisions, carries out health and human service programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives.

Our people have grieved for well over a century the loss of life and the genocidal attack on our people and our way of life that took place at Wounded Knee.

We need true, true investment into Indian Country. And without this confer policy, it is not going to happen.

this is about correcting history and avoiding future problems

I think you could say the same thing for New Mexico.

It creates a balance. It is a necessary balance.

We want to be at the table and not the menu.

The tribal proposal is a by-product, a very direct by-product of the toxic legacy that uranium mining inflicted on those areas.

We are encouraged that the administration will consider how to strengthen protections, and we hope that the administration will use this opportunity to take bold action to protect the Western Arctic.

the republican budget, or the illusion of a budget, which calls for a 22 percent cut

this investment budget that you are bringing before the Committee today versus what is a budget that devastates Title I

Cuts in these areas would negatively impact those students who need it most.