Rubén Gallego

I want to thank the Ranking Member for agreeing to look further into this issue in a bipartisan manner.

How will the long-term plan of U.S. Attorneys presenting at conferences address the on-the-ground efforts of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) movement?

What initiatives has your agency undertaken to alleviate the gaps in MMIW data?

We cannot allow women, thousands of women, to be disappearing a year.

The Chairman, Rep. Haaland and I sent another letter to Secretary Bernhardt and NPS Deputy Director Dan Smith requesting...

I claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Arizona is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I want to recognize Chairman Grijalva's leadership of introducing the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act, which I am proud to be an original co-sponsor of.

We have a limited amount of time and I actually hold myself to the standards.

What are the substantial and subsequent steps that your Department is going to take to fix this situation?

I believe the best work we can do in DC for our students is to empower our teachers and administrators to address student needs as quickly as possible.

I want to express a special thank you to my colleagues, Representatives Schrader and Bonamici, who helped bring this issue to my attention.

It is important that you, your Department, make sure that there is no retaliation for these families that are testifying.

Why would I trust anything that you are saying from now on? Why would Representative Schrader trust you or Representative Bonamici trust you?

I do take it as an insult you came here and you lied to my face.

If Representative Schrader goes to campus and tries to meet with teachers, school staff, and school leadership, there is not going to be any effort from your Department or anyone else to keep them from speaking to their duly elected…

I will do it again if I have to, and I will even include subpoenas. But this cannot be happening any more.

When a Representative of Congress asks questions, we should be able to get answers without us having to haul people into a hearing.

Thank you to all our witnesses for coming and giving us your heartfelt stories.

Let's be clear, our country has a deeply rooted, sometimes horrifying, history with Native Americans and boarding schools.

That ends now. We have a legal and, more importantly, a moral responsibility to keep Native children safe.

Let's be clear. Our country has a long, horrific history when it comes to Native American children's attendance at boarding schools.

As the Secretary of the Interior, I think you should let the President know that it is our Federal trust responsibility to enter into government-to-government consultations with tribes.

It seems pretty clear to me that who he was listening to was a high-powered special interest lobbyist.

Did the President consult with you about this issue before sending out that tweet? Yes or no?

For now, I will ignore the racist slur in his tweet, and, in general, the lies.