Whenever the U.S. Supreme Court ignores legal history in this way, it violates the legal building blocks of the rule of law and separation of powers.

Castro-Huerta affirms state criminal jurisdiction--crimes by non-Indians against Indian victims in Indian country.

Congress has the responsibility to correct this injustice; to affirm and ensure the sovereignty of Tribal Nations.

I wish I could say that state and local governments have historically prioritized the protection of our Native women and children, but they have not.

Because of Castro-Huerta, our Native women and children will now have to rely on their state and local governments to protect them and governments that until now, have failed to do so.

Our public lands and oceans can and must be a solution to climate change, but right now, they are still a substantial source of carbon pollution.

It is Congress's role to act and it is our understanding that Congress has the backing of Tribal Nations to act.

We can either move in the direction that this legislation addresses with discussion and compromise at some level, or we can continue to delay and ignore.

Production from Willow would constitute a tiny fraction of national and international greenhouse gas emissions.

For decades, Tribal Nations have been treated as second class sovereigns.

The State of Oklahoma illegally exercised jurisdiction over reservations in Oklahoma for decades.

I have no further requests for time on my side, and I am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.