Ryan Zinke: “Water is a critical part of their way of life, which is why this compact is so important.”

I urge the subcommittee to support prompt passage of the bipartisan TERRA Act. There is no time to waste.

I remind the subcommittee that its trust and treaty obligations exist irrespective of any self-imposed budgeting caps.

The TERRA Act fills gaps and eliminates barriers, cutting through red tape to provide tribes with one place to go for accessing resources.

Zinke is delivering on the promise he made to make public lands a priority.