Mr. President, last month, on August 8, people on Maui experienced one of the worst days of their lives. What started as a bright, sunny, windy summer day turned into a long, hellish nightmare as wildfires burned down the town of Lahaina…

I call up my amendment No. 1078 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Hawaii [Mr. Schatz], for himself and Ms. Murkowski, proposes an…

Mr. President, I want to urge passage of an amendment to reauthorize this critical housing law for American Indians, Native Hawaiians, and Alaska Natives, NAHASDA. This amendment would reauthorize NAHASDA for 7 years, promote greater local…

Mr. President, as we move forward with the National Defense Authorization Act, I want to say a little bit about why it is so important that we get this done. Over the last several months, the administration and all of us in the…

I would like to extend sincerest gratitude to Senator Schatz and Senator Murkowski for the opportunity to testify today.

I greatly appreciate this Committee's attention to the unique needs of Native and tribal communities in this upcoming Farm Bill.

We applaud the genuine bipartisanship that Committee members demonstrated at the hearing.

The 2018 Farm Bill was the first to meaningfully expand USDA program support for Native producers and Native communities.

It's essential that we listen to the needs of our Native communities.

The 2018 Farm Bill was the first to meaningfully expand USDA program support for Native producers and Native communities.

I want to thank the Agriculture Committee Chairman Stabenow and Ranking Member Boozman for being such great partners in advancing Native priorities in the Farm Bill.

We applaud the genuine bipartisanship that Committee members demonstrated at the hearing.