I join my colleagues, Senator Murray and others, and I thank Senator Murray for her leadership on this important issue. Right now, 13 of our male colleagues are sequestered away somewhere, plotting--and I use that word, and that is an…

I conclude that you do support the President's budget for Interior at this point with all of the cuts that many of my colleagues have pointed out.

I will certainly be working with you all to make sure that we are, in fact, maintaining a level of activity in this area and research because $5.3 million is a relatively small amount and I think that it should be restored.

I believe that there is value in having the U.S. Forest Service invest in protecting Hawaii's forests.

I think that is very unfair to states such as Hawaii.

the President's budget goes the other way.

Serving Native Hawaiians is foundational to my service in the Senate.

I am here to share my serious concerns over the decision to exclude Native Hawaiian housing programs in S. 1275.

This body has a rich history of acknowledging that Native issues can rise above beltway party politics.

The health care crisis facing many IHS facilities in the Great Plains and throughout Indian Country is a concern this Committee takes very seriously.

We must do all we can to make sure NAHASDA is fully reauthorized for all Native American communities that rely on its housing programs.

I strongly oppose those suggestions and I believe that dividing Native communities is, frankly, unconscionable.