Rubén Gallego

The Administration's use of the waiver...sets a dangerous precedent because it is outside of any congressional authorization.

The Administration is sidestepping tribal legal protections in its construction of the border wall.

I have been appalled at the utter lack of regard this Administration has for upholding our legal trust responsibilities to Indian tribes.

This behavior is not reflective of the America I have fought for.

These actions are disgusting as well as a flagrant violation of the requirement to consult tribes before decisions are made.

When sacred cultural sites are destroyed in international conflict, it is considered a war crime.

For the Tohono O'odham Nation, this is the equivalent of bulldozing through parts of Arlington National Cemetery.

The Administration's gaslighting argument of 'we have to destroy it in order to protect it' is as plainly ridiculous as it is offensive.

This Administration has blasted and bulldozed multiple sites, including burial grounds, along the southern border that are sacred to the religion and culture of the Tohono O'odham Nation without any kind of meaningful tribal consultation.

Other Members are doing good things. Representative Haaland, 30 by 30 is a good piece of legislation.

It is not just about energy poverty, it is also about pollution and the effect that it is having on the poor and communities of color across this country.

This transition is going to occur, whether this legislation passes or not.

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You can't ask for cooperation one way. It has to be--the other way would be a dictatorship.

It needs to be funded by the Department of Treasury, and it needs to be Federal, in my opinion.

The people of Puerto Rico have to be funding something that is not mandated.

We have been throwing strikes for the last 3 years, and the umpire, which is the Board, in my opinion, hasn't been calling them fairly.

So, to define economic growth, it is something that is needed because right now it is too broad.

The Oversight Board do not have the authority to unilaterally repeal a law using a Fiscal Plan or Certified Budget.

Statehood is the only real and viable solution to the challenges Puerto Rico is facing today.

When we ask them to give us information, they don't have it.

I was new to Congress when PROMESA was passed, but actually voted against it, knowing that it was a bad year for Puerto Rico.

Did you speak to any Tribal nations, organizations before you passed that law to try to get their input while you were crafting that legislation?

So we need to make sure that the results of elections are indeed timely.

Could you kind of explain how this more Anglo-centric point of view of family basically disenfranchises your communities?