As we have heard over and over today, and justifiably so, the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act is critical for women across this country. This bill will ensure the safety of women, especially Native American women. My…

The underlying bill will provide a historic extension of Tribal jurisdiction and ensure that more Native people receive the proper legal protections against people who commit violence toward them. Unfortunately, during the historic passage…

I have no other speakers. I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1630

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 131, strike line 8 and all that follows through line 12, and insert the following: ``(B)(i) committed…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 134, strike line 3 and all that follows through page 135, line 18, and insert the following: (9) by…

Effective, meaningful tribal consultation as a matter of law.

I think that would be significant and I think an undercutting of sovereignty trust responsibility if we were to establish a precedent that essentially, whether you want to call it consultation, but would provide a state or another local…

Dr. Martin Luther King once said that the moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice.

The United States has a long history of authorizing infrastructure development projects over the objections of Indian tribes.

I support and applaud Congressman Grijalva's bill, which would codify the principles of Executive Order 13175 into law and establish a legally enforceable consultation obligation for all Federal agencies.

The ideas for Indian Country come from Indian Country.

I think Mr. Cole's bill, H.R. 375, would address the parity issue between the pre-1934 Act tribes and the post-1934 Act tribes, but I do think a total revamp of the IRA to be more responsive to states' interests would be called for.