Rubén Gallego

It is a tragedy. It is a sin that we have done, and we need to do everything we can to fix this.

The Federal Government, us, must live up to its trust responsibility and work toward real legislative solutions in true partnership with indigenous women.

Can you speak to why it is important to address this crisis at a Federal level, as well as the local like you are trying right now?

This is a serious, serious problem. When thousands of our U.S. citizens, our sisters, go missing, it is irresponsible for us to not do something.

Thank you, Ranking Member Cook, and I look forward to working with you in this Congress to move this along and bring some justice to our Indian Country.

A lack of comprehensive data to quantify the number of missing and murdered women in Indian Country is just one factor contributing to this crisis.

Additionally, an independent report found at least 5,712 cases of missing or murdered indigenous women that were reported just in 2016.

On reservations, American Indian and Alaska Native women experience murder rates 10 times the national average.

A 2016 National Institute of Justice report noted that 1.5 million American Indian and Alaska Native women experience violence in their lifetime.

Today, we will be confronting a deeply troubling and disturbing situation affecting Indian Country nationwide: the hidden crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women.

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Transgender people have zero impediments to service. They should be treated like any other soldier, sailor, airman, or Marine

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The Federal Government must live up to its trust responsibility and provide the resources the tribes deserve to address climate change impacts.

Climate change is ignorant of reservation boundaries and treaty land maps, and yet indigenous peoples are often left to fend for themselves in addressing the issues that arise--and that is just not right.

As a body, this Congress can make countless improvements to the lives and well-being of indigenous peoples, and that starts here in this Subcommittee.

Thank you, Doctor. Much appreciated.

We have a lot of ground to cover, and I look forward to working with my friend and fellow Marine, Ranking Member Cook (Oorah!), and the rest of my colleagues, on addressing these and other pressing issues.

As the only Committee with exclusive jurisdiction over these issues in the House of Representatives, we have a great responsibility.

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Or we could do something really crazy and subpoena all the many administration officials and department heads who have gotten rich and richer by exploiting their public offices for private gain.