Deb Haaland

As chair of the Native American Caucus, I am working to address the federal neglect and under investment in Indian Country.

Improving energy efficiency and transitioning from fossil fuels to electricity are keys to a clean energy future.

This will protect public health and our environment, create millions of jobs, and mitigate the impacts of climate change for all communities and all generations, especially those disproportionately impacted.

So, in your opinion, what will be the impact of that office no longer having anyone there, much less any scientific leadership that sounds badly needed for those people, those Americans living in Alaska?

This administration's reckless behavior threatens to plunge the region into chaos and our own country into another endless and costly war. We have powerful, peaceful tools to bring other countries to the negotiating table. Under the…

America must live up to its values, and that means treating transgender servicemembers with the same respect and dignity as their counterparts. Both of my parents served and only judged their fellow servicemembers on one standard: their…

There are some pretty amazing ruins there and you know I don`t even like to call them ruins because in our culture, in Pueblo culture, if you acknowledge our ancestors they are there. The spirit of the people never leaves.

It is a carefully thought-out community that our ancestors planned and executed over centuries.

I too care deeply about the Chaco cultural heritage. After all, I'm a Navajo who lives right in the Greater Chaco Region.

Companies will simply be discouraged from developing the minerals on my behalf because it just doesn't make sense economically or technologically.

If BLM lands are withdrawn around our allotments, that means oil and gas companies cannot access our lands.

Our voices should and must be heard equally along with the environmental special interest groups.

I am disappointed that the Department of the Interior, which is supposed to manage our mineral rights in trust to the benefit of my family and all other allottees, has stopped leasing for a full year.

It is the right thing to do.

We can't allow this to happen.

We are incredibly thankful that Chairman Grijalva is championing this issue.

This action would prevent the degradation of cultural resources, preserve the environment, and protect the health of the surrounding communities.

I would like to start by expressing my gratitude to Chairman Grijalva and Representative Lujan for introducing these bills that preserve the sacred and ancestral lands of the Pueblo people and other Native Americans in those areas, and…

However, recent actions by this Administration suggest they may be seeking to end this moratorium, exposing tribal communities and Arizonans to the dangerous impacts of uranium mining.

But experience tells us that dollars and jobs aren't reflective of the true costs of these activities, which include lasting impacts to public and individual health, as well as land, air, and water quality.

I believe the Chaco Protection Act will help our ancient land as well as our living communities.

I just would like to emphasize that outdoor recreation is over billions of dollars for revenue in New Mexico.

Do you believe that these internal policies should supersede legal and moral obligations to consult with Indian tribes?

It is my priority, as it should be that of the Trump administration, to permanently protect this place.

Closer to home for me, the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019 would permanently protect the integrity of sacred sites in and around the Chaco Culture National Historical Park.