Senator Tina Smith carried legislation in the Senate, I carried it in the House to address this issue.

This is a one-time payment in helping New Mexico families who struggle to get a car, to safely look for work, to pay for rent, or even to get food on the table for their children.

The current data infrastructure is not allowing for race and ethnicity to be collected.

The American Rescue Plan that I voted for puts Americans on the right path to recovery.

We are seeing an effort right now that I'm actively a part of with the Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists.

We still have communities in the United States of America that don't have safe drinking water. That is totally unacceptable.

We have a responsibility to address the water needs of our Indigenous communities.

That is unacceptable.

Thank you for holding this hearing. And I want to also recognize Chair Nadler for the work they are doing.

One thing I would also say is there is still a big need in New Mexico.

I am very concerned that there are still delays that were created from the BIA in the previous Administration.

I was proud to introduce the New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act to authorize the Navajo Gallup Water Supply project.