the idea of 'trust land' is not normal and should be fixed to recognize that our Nation is the owner of our lands

the federal government's role should be to protect our lands against sale and external taxation and regulation

For 50 years, the official policy of Congress has been to support tribal sovereignty and self-determination.

what the government has done to us and our lands has been to create a mess.

We believe that tribes deserve to be meaningfully consulted before development happens on their ancestral lands.

As it stands now, nearly a quarter of the United States' current carbon pollution comes from fossil fuel production on public lands.

Not one Republican voted for that Inflation Reduction Act or any other legislation.

NEPA is, from most of the testimony and the discussion--the drought in the Southwest and other parts of the country, that is the fault of too much regulation and NEPA.

These bills, on the other hand, are a checklist for industry.

no question that our 150-year-old mining laws need reform.

Permit MN would loosen our mining regulations for the most toxic industry in America.

These bills have always been a gift to the polluters, but with the context of climate crisis that we all know is real, we are living in that right now. These bills now become reckless and, to some extent, dangerous.