Mr. Chairman, I rise to offer my amendment to Division E of the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act. Immigrant families in my district and across this country are terrified. They are afraid because of the things that…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to offer two amendments in this en bloc package to this appropriations bill. These two amendments will finally provide the authorized funding levels of $12 million for the regional infrastructure accelerator…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to offer my amendment to this appropriations bill. Section 235(b) of the INA requires that any individual who arrives at a U.S. port of entry and asks to apply for asylum must be granted an interview with an asylum…

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 653, strike line 14 and all that follows through line 19. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to…

Madam Speaker, I rise to express my disappointment that Republican leadership has added something as controversial as funding for the border wall to a critical bill funding our Nation's defense. There is a reason those who live on the…

the current land-into-trust process is paramount to achieving those goals.

To ease their concerns, will you and the Administration commit to moving forward on the land-into-trust decisions that are pending?

I hope that you will continue to be open and work with me and Chairman LaMalfa at ensuring that we continue to uphold the long-standing Federal policies supporting Indian self-determination.

I personally have had to deal with adjacent jurisdictions trying to come in and dictate how my city should be run.

During your previous tenure as Associate Deputy Director at DOI under the Bush administration, tribes felt like there was a de facto moratorium on land into trust acquisitions.

I think it is really important for us to move forward on a clean Carcieri fix, and I hope that we can work together in a bipartisan way to move forward and continue with our work.