Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would like to thank Chairman Grijalva and, of course, the ranking member, Mr. Westerman, for the support of scheduling this bill for final passage. I would also like to thank my good friend, Debbie Dingell, for her work. I have been sitting and listening to these bills, these are good bills. So, thank you, I appreciate it. Mr. Speaker, I introduced this bill on the House side. I would like to thank Congressman Case and Congressman Kahele for their sponsorship and support. As has been mentioned, S. 325 gives Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children 2 more years to complete their important work and report their findings to Congress. The Commission is tasked with conducting a comprehensive study of Federal, State, local, and Tribal programs that serve Native children with the goal of developing a system that delivers wraparound service for Native youth. The Commission was put in place, as I mentioned, in 2016, but was not able to have its first meeting until 2019. Further meetings were delayed by COVID, and as we know, things weren't really going according to scale. But my good friend, Gloria O'Neill, serves as chairman of the Commission, and I am thankful for her leadership on this issue, and her commitment to ensuring the Commission has enough time to do its important work.…”