Knowing that environmental requirements and our Nation's environmental laws are going to be respected by the DCP, I think, is the added impetus to moving this as rapidly as possible.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank you and the Ranking Member for expediting this hearing.

Along with dozens of other California Tribes, the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians had its relationship with the Federal Government terminated in 1958, resulting in the loss of its Federal status and all of its Tribal lands. The Tribe's…

If the Federal government matched these state and local commitments, it would place the Salton Sea and surrounding communities firmly on a path toward a healthy and successful future.

We encourage Congress to reject the current provision that would waive all laws that protect the environment and Federal responsibilities to tribal nations.

I have no further requests for time, and I want to extend our appreciation for his work to the sponsor of the legislation. It passed unanimously, as he indicated, and there is no reason why we can't do that again today. Madam Speaker, I…

It is equally wrong to allow the U.S. Department of the Interior (USDI) to rush ahead with leasing plans that exceed the limits of P.L. 115-97.

There is ample evidence that we cannot burn all the hydrocarbons on Earth and overcome the ravages of climate change.

The current administration has failed to recognize the significant negative impacts proposed oil and gas development would have on the Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain and those indigenous Native communities.

It is our recommendation that under your leadership, Congress will move forward with the steps necessary to introduce and expedite the terms of the Seven Colorado River Basin States Drought Contingency Plans by enacting legislation to…

Congress erred in passing Section 20001 of P.L. 115-97, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

It is essential for this legislation to be enacted by Congress and implemented by the states without delay.