Laws like the RESPECT Act would help to prevent the destruction of sacred sites from occurring again in the future.

Thank you. I yield back. Thank you for your indulgence, Mr. Chairman.

DHS currently is giving little more than lip service to consultation.

This meeting of Departmental employees with the Tribe resulted in a tour of the border area, and allowed the Tribe to inform FWS and NPS employees about concerns regarding CBP actions to secure the border.

I am going to echo the sentiments of Chair Gallego by expressing my deep disappointment that the White House and the Department of Homeland Security did not send representatives in a timely manner.

Any bill that does not address that is not up to the challenge of this crisis.

the Administration feels political pressure to complete at least portions of the wall before the 2020 election.

To even imply that this is something other than, I think is a huge mistake.

Congress must act decisively and act to deal with climate change, which is the greatest environmental, economic, and public health threat of our time.

I appreciate Congressman Westerman's proposal, and I welcome Republicans into what is hopefully a new chapter for their party to begin to focus on climate solutions and not climate denial.

But all the trees in the world won't stand a fighting chance if we don't cut our fossil fuel emissions.

I want to thank each and every one of you for being here today, and the meeting is adjourned.