Raúl Grijalva

Democrats have been fighting to secure fair and equitable treatment for Puerto Ricans.

The people of Puerto Rico are American citizens and have been so for more than 100 years.

Austerity alone does not work, and will only lead to further economic constriction.

The record of PROMESA's Oversight Board in achieving the second objective has been mixed at best.

I stated that it was not a law that I would have written. However, I voted for its passage.

Democrats have been fighting to secure a fair and equitable treatment of Puerto Ricans...

The people of Puerto Rico are American citizens, and have been so for more than 100 years.

There is broad consensus that previous Congresses and Administrations failed to invest sufficiently in our nation's infrastructure.

Absent any clarity from the administration on use of FY 19 and FY 20 funds and any clear, justifiable demonstration of the reasons for the reorganization, benchmarks, a timeline and realistic roadmap, and assurances that the effort would…

I have a letter here from a BIA regional office telling tribal leaders in my own district that the Department is closing an office and consolidating the workload to another office.

I think that whether it is one individual or not, it is a precedent that I think needs to be dealt with.

Thank you. Mr. Cameron, in the testimony you said in response to the feedback that the agency received from tribes, that the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education, the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians would…

We urge the Congress to take appropriate and immediate measures to prevent DOI from engaging in this risky and dangerous effort.

I work out of humility, sir, humility.

It doesn't sound to me like the tribes are getting their wish of being left out of the reorganization at this point.

Those are questions that demand answers, and we have to have them, as a Committee.

I would like a date, and why then am I singled out?

If Secretary Bernhardt wants to implement the Zinke reorganization plan, he needs to start by providing Congress with a complete justification and a plan.

I was thinking if there was an instruction manual on how to fundamentally weaken an agency, this is what I think it would recommend: start by creating a crisis for key agencies...

Thank you very much.

We all seek dispositions because of our need to want to serve, our sense of values, and because we want to do the right thing.

I represent the Ocha people, and their Vice Chairman, Mr. Vernon Jose, once told me, yes, they call us to the table, but everybody has already eaten by the time we get there.

It is very essential that I feel meaningful consultation has to be addressed as the standard operating procedure across all Federal agencies.

I think empirical fact somehow, both for Ms. Webber and Dr. Lyon, should drive the discussion at this point.

With regard to the Chaco Protection Act, it is something that all of you gentlemen indicated you support, as all of us on the dais support.