Ben Ray Luján

It is vital that we work together to secure water resources for our Native communities.

I was proud to introduce legislation to waive 50 percent cost share for tribe for WaterSMART grants.

Insufficient Federal funding will remain a significant barrier to Indian water rights settlements.

I hope that is somewhere we can have a more robust conversation, look at methodology, understand what may or may not be occurring in that space so that we can move forward with funding, especially given the decision that came down from the…

The answer should be yes. We hear the problems with tribe after tribe;

I would also like to point out that maintenance of project infrastructure is just as important as constructing it.

There should be data that we can rely on that progress is being made.

Yesterday I was proud to introduce legislation to waive 50 percent cost share for tribe for WaterSMART grants.

Without action, Mr. Chairman, insufficient Federal funding will remain a significant barrier to Indian water rights settlements.

Cost shares, lack of support technically, or agencies not working together results in projects not being completed.

It seems like old inequalities that existed before the pandemic snapped back after pandemic programs expired.

It seems like old inequalities that existed before the pandemic snapped back after pandemic programs expired.

I believe that making the enhanced Child Tax Credit permanent is one significant thing you can do to help raise children out of poverty.

The wealthiest 400 billionaires... paid 8.2 percent of in effective individual income taxes, which is significantly lower than most other Americans pay today.

Recent census data show that after the pandemic relief programs... resulted in a sobering 15 million people in poverty.

I believe that making the enhanced Child Tax Credit permanent is one significant thing you can do to help raise children out of poverty.

Extending the Child Tax Credit would indeed have a significant impact on children in poverty.

Recent census data show that after the pandemic relief programs... resulted in a sobering 15 million people in poverty.

The wealthiest 400 billionaires... paid 8.2 percent of in effective individual income taxes, which is significantly lower than most other Americans pay today.

Extending the Child Tax Credit would indeed have a significant impact on children in poverty.

It seems like old inequalities that existed before the pandemic snapped back after pandemic programs expired.

Now, recent census data show that after the pandemic relief programs like the expanded Child Tax Credits and others that expired resulted in a increase sobering 13.5 million--sorry, 15 million people in poverty.

I believe that making the enhanced Child Tax Credit permanent is one significant thing you can do to help raise children out of poverty.

the programs that were put in place during the pandemic and to counter the pandemic luckily had an impact on reducing inequality overall.

The rates of bad things coming into the United States from Canada is horrific.