Rubén Gallego

The construction and operation of the Tribe's planned casino and resort will create nearly 7,000 jobs.

The establishment of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's reservation has brought the promise of significant economic development.

What tribes are asking for in the Lower 48 and in Alaska is to be cooperating agencies from the start of that EIS document being started to the end of it so that they have the opportunity for true consultation to get their concerns in.

If you don't understand what the impact is, how can you say it is actually going to affect Rhode Island? You are just guessing.

I want to thank the sponsor of this legislation, the gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr. Keating, for being here to testify.

Consultation requirements should be clear and should have the force of the law.

I think it is a particularly sad statement that 400 years later they still have to defend against the attack on their lands.

Enacting H.R. 375 would restore clarity and stability for all federally recognized tribes, regardless of their date of recognition.

The acquisition of trust land for the benefit of Indian tribes is essential to tribal self-determination, economic development, and the protection of tribal lands for generations to come.

H.R. 375, sponsored by Representative Tom Cole, would amend the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 to give the Secretary of the Interior the power to take land into trust for all tribes regardless of the date of the tribe's recognition.

The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act reaffirms the trust status of the lands of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Massachusetts.

A legislative fix is necessary to ensure that we are fulfilling one of our country's most important obligations to Indigenous communities.

I think I just want to reiterate what many of my other colleagues, both on the right and the left side of me, have said in regards to how disturbed we are that money is going to be taken without legislative approval for projects from the…

How can we be confident the money that we authorize or that appropriators send to the Department to meet shortfalls won't be reprogrammed into the future to something that doesn't help the readiness issues that we have been discussing?

Have either of you spoken to President Trump about his desire for a wall at the southern border outweighing your service funding requirements?

General Milley and General Goldfein, General Neller, Commandant of the Marine Corps, recently raised the alarm that he was experiencing severe and dangerous deficiencies in the Marine Corps due to unplanned demands placed on the Armed…

Because it would be a lot easier for us up here to advocate for more money for you if we knew it was being well spent.

This plan provides a safe haven for the Basin states and for the stakeholders.

We all can't be perfect, you know.

Indian Country in Arizona was truly putting their heart out there for Arizona, and if it wasn't for them working with us in a collaborative manner and really stretching themselves, this would never have been done.

Business as usual is not going to be business as usual.

I really want to thank Chairman Grijalva. We are very lucky as Arizonans... the fact that he has been able to do it smoothly...

I will be pushing for that.

These families, the American public deserve to know exactly what happened.

On March 22, I sent a letter to each of you and to Admiral Richardson asking whether your services also had the same readiness issues associated with unfunded mandates, including the southwest border operations.