"It would be a terrible shame if we followed this president, ignored the threats of climate change, and ceded our role in the global stage to other countries."
"I believe, as you do in this document, that Russia's malign influence has to be countered, but the budget request is less than half of what Congress previously appropriated."
"I think it's a particularly sad statement that 400 years later they still have to defend against attacks on their lands."
"These two bills, H.R. 375 and H.R. 312, would put many tribes on the pathway to better health, better education and great self-reliance."
"Thank you, Chairman Gallego, Ranking Member Cook, the distinguished members of the Committee for inviting me to speak today about H.R. 312, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act."
"This bipartisan legislation would direct the Department of the Interior to keep 320 acres of Mashpee Wampanoag land in southeastern Massachusetts in trust as federally recognized reservation land."
"Time is of the essence."
"I would respectfully urge Congress to explain that it meant what it said in 1994 and amend the IRA to provide absolute clarity that the Secretary of the Interior has authority to restore land for all ..."
"I wish to begin by expressing my appreciation to Representatives Tom Cole and Betty McCollum for continuing to press in a bipartisan way for this important legislation."
"I will inform you. They were in support of those bills, so the congressional delegation from Rhode Island supported the very same legislation as this."
"So, I have a question for you. Can you define what you included in your testimony; can you define this entity?"
"What I am saying is that there are impacts on Rhode Island from having fee-to-trust conversions."