Betty McCollum

I want to focus on the Park Service commitment to racial justice and equity and how we can embrace that by expanding our outreach to underserved communities.

I am right now going into a hearing in the Natural Resources Committee, which we are working on repatriation for Native-American treasures and try and protect Native-American culture.

I am grateful for the Biden administration for restarting the study on the mineral withdrawals in the watershed.

Some of our parks were designed for ADA. They weren't designed for strollers. They weren't designed for families.

I couldn't be more proud of, you know, the team spirit here in making sure that our collections are shared by all and accessible to everyone.

I am proud that our fiscal year 2022 bill continued to build upon the increases this subcommittee has provided since taking over the majority in fiscal year 2021 to address the needs of Native Americans and Alaska Natives, preserve the…

It is a vital important gatekeeper in preventing the next set of dangerous chemicals

I appreciate you taking the time to fill us in, and we will look forward to working with you on that program in the future.

we need to have ASAP

I wish every single school was next in line, but I know you are faced with hard choices.

I am proud, very proud of the increases that this subcommittee provided under the leadership of Chair Pingree for 2022.

Like the pandemic, Native America is on the front lines of the climate change crisis and has an important role to play in leading the way to a cleaner, healthier future.

Well, it is wonderful that you are doing the right thing, the ethical thing, but it is also great to see the United States take leadership on this.

the Federal Government to work in a serious partnership with Tribal Nations to manage their resources

Native Americans were displaced from their homelands. They lost their practices.

the tribes had a right to participate on that

I hear you loud and clear. So, we, as authorizers and appropriators, have a job to do to make sure that tribes have the tools in their toolbox, both in authorization and in appropriations.

Environmental justice for me though doesn't mean just correcting those exposures to toxic pollution that the communities face.

The health and environmental burdens of the Gulf, fossil fuels and the petroleum industry have disproportionately harmed communities.

I believe that Congress has to take responsibility for helping all those communities recover.

We look forward, on the Appropriations Committee of Interior, working with you to advance our trust and treaty responsibilities.

Water is a natural resource. Without water, our lives don't exist.

Democratic Congresswoman Betty McCollum has a bill with 18 co-sponsors to prohibit Israel from using USAID from military detention of Palestinian children, the destruction of Palestinian homes or the annexation of Palestinian lands.

So as we go into Memorial Day, we remember those who died in service to this country, but we thank those, like yourself, who are working to make our environment safer.

It is very important to remember that.