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Deb Haaland

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Deb Haaland is a prominent American politician and member of the Democratic Party, currently serving as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior since March 16, 2021. She previously represented New Mexico's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 3, 2019, until her appointment as Secretary. Haaland is notable for being one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress, marking a significant milestone in U.S. political history.

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Feb 4, 2020

All citizens have a right to participate in this process and the President's rule effectively silences the very communities that the Fair Housing Act was enacted to protect and that is shameful, in my opinion.

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Feb 4, 2020

As a career-long community organizer, I understand the value of ensuring everyone in any community has a chance to participate in our government.

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Jan 28, 2020

Children have lost their parents, parents have lost their children, and yet we can't figure out how to stop reliving this nightmare.

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Jan 28, 2020

I think he would be proud of every single one of you for carrying on his legacy, so thank you for that.

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Jan 28, 2020

In my home state of New Mexico, hate crimes have increased over 400 percent.

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Jan 28, 2020

Thank you, Mr. Shaffir, for your strength, courage, and sacrifice.

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Jan 8, 2020

This entire country was once Indian Country... Federal recognition is a process that has been established because of colonialism.

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Jan 8, 2020

Thank you for your persistence and integrity in the face of opposition for the higher purposes of equality and justice.

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Dec 16, 2019

I have no further requests for time, and I would inquire whether my colleague has any remaining speakers on his side.

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Dec 16, 2019

I have no further requests for time and would inquire whether my colleague has any remaining speakers on his side.

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Dec 4, 2019

Families from across the country have contacted my office with heartbreaking stories of being displaced from their homes

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Dec 4, 2019

Would you allow families to seek a second opinion on the presence of mold in their homes by licensed, third-party experts?

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Dec 4, 2019

Can you confirm today that a minimum of 5% of the homes at each installation where your company has a contract to manage housing is accessible to people with disabilities?

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Dec 4, 2019

Thank you, Chairman. Thank you. And thank you all so much for coming.

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Dec 4, 2019

Generally, displaced tenants do not have to pay rent when they cannot live in their homes.

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Nov 19, 2019

This Native American Heritage Month, let us pay honor and respect to those who came before us. Let us never forget the genocide and racism that is so much of our history. Let us all work together to ensure that the future for the Native…

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Nov 13, 2019

My Climate Stewardship Act aims to support natural climate solutions by boosting funding for programs that encourage sustainable farming practices, reforestation, and wetland restoration.

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Nov 13, 2019

I urge you to develop legislative recommendations that will drive a vibrant renewable energy economy that will create millions of high-quality, safe, family sustaining jobs and reduce our impact on the climate.

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Nov 13, 2019

All communities have a right to breathe clean air, live free from toxic pollution, have access to healthy food, and share the benefits of economic prosperity.

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Nov 13, 2019

We have lead the world in CO2 reduction and we should work to export our success to the rest of the world with more LNG to Europe and allies in Asia.

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Oct 21, 2019

The University of Puerto Rico system is the crown jewel of Puerto Rico.

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Oct 21, 2019

I think that our focus on working as quickly as possible to restore sustainability and remove this debt burden is probably the single thing that we can agree on.

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Oct 21, 2019

Anti-government rhetoric more frequently being adopted by officials in positions of power is being used as a weapon against our public lands.

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Oct 21, 2019

No one should face fear and harassment in their place of work or in their communities.

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Oct 21, 2019

What Senator [Harry] Reid may call domestic terrorists, I call Patriots.

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