"The Seminole Tribe has been the only government in Indian Country that has been approved for disaster declaration by the President."
"This is our Subcommittee's first virtual hearing."
"one of the basic things we can do is bring broadband to Indian Country, if anything, both for obviously economic reasons, educational reasons."
"Thank you, Leticia. And I just want to check. Do we have any other new Members that joined since we started?"
"I applaud each of you for your work. I know the future of your tribes and our country are brighter because of your leadership."
"Native American perspectives on mental health and healing take on a new significance in the midst of an ongoing pandemic."
"This is a historic hearing. It is our Subcommittee's first virtual hearing."
"Apparently those concerns disappeared when Donald Trump became President."
"the only reason you would actually move in that manner is for pure intimidation, which is not the purpose of a deterrent front"
"These type of very heavy-handed, SWAT-like teams with non-DoJ agencies being used as the tip of the spear for Federal law enforcement."
"Talk about defund the police. Republicans in Congress were eager to do exactly that."