there never has been any proven at all accusation of voter fraud when it comes to collection of mail-in ballots.

Did you have Tribal consultation while you were creating that law?

Since Interior sent someone who couldn't answer questions, it seems like Interior is trying to keep this reorganization under wraps.

It is very concerning that we have not received any response regarding these issues that we first brought to DOI's attention months ago.

Can you commit to providing a congressional briefing on this matter before the rule is finalized as requested in the July 19, 2019 letter?

Not only did the Department forge ahead, despite Congress' concerns, but according to testimony we heard from Chairman Small of the Ute Indian Tribe, you also failed to carry out legal obligations to consult with Indian tribes before doing…

From what I understand, we did request those documents and we have not received anything in return. This Committee has actually been pushing for this for quite a while.

Yes or no, can you commit to producing the documents before any staff begins to move their offices out of Washington, DC?

The other concern I still have is also the requests about the potential lack of consultation when it comes to tribal nations.

We want to see actions. If there needs to be follow-up legislation, we will be here to be supportive of legislation.

As you are aware, there have been jurisdictional challenges that have impeded the prosecution of cases in the past, allowing crime against Indigenous communities to go unpunished.