Deb Haaland: “I was just thinking--I was recently--I gave the commencement speech at the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.”

As I have said many, many times, our public lands belong to all Americans. I am proud of the work we have been able to do to lift up our public lands so that the outdoor recreation industry can grow.

We’ve never had a Native American governor in New Mexico. I think representation matters, especially in a political era such as this one.

That is not in line with what our 250th anniversary of this country should be.

I see this bill as working in conjunction with DOI's recently finalized renewable energy rule and the ongoing Western solar PEIS process.