I am proud of what we have accomplished in the 116th Congress to build on the Voting Rights Act with House passage of H.R. 4, but our work is not finished.

This is a great injustice and one that allows the longstanding disenfranchisement of Native voters to continue.

As a Nation, we have still not fulfilled commitments to Tribes to work with them on a government-to-government basis to protect Native voting rights.

Throughout our country's history, Native voters have been subject to guardianship, literacy tests, polling taxes, and outright rejection from the ballot box in regions across the U.S.

Representative Lujan testified about ongoing barriers whenever Native people received that right to vote when they became citizens, but they were denied that right.

Native American voting rights are civil rights, and we must ensure that every eligible voter can exercise their right to vote.

I want to thank Chairman Levin and Ranking Member Bilirakis for the opportunity to speak on my legislation, the Wage Adjustment for Veterans Enrolled in School Act, also known as the WAVES Act.

Our legislation, which has bipartisan support, will ensure veterans, reservists, and their family members, are paid fairly for their work when using education benefits and the VA Work Study Program.

This just is not right. It does not make sense.

This is not a minimum wage issue. This is veteran-equality issue and there is a precedent.

I appreciate her leadership on this and her willingness to get us on the right side of history on this one.

Stopping intentional flaring and venting and leaking of natural gas is good for everyone's bottom line.