Deb Haaland

Congress's failure to adequately fund Indian country is a fundamental violation of this trust responsibility.

I urge you to address the serious problems Indian tribes face.

It is a safety and public hazard, and it is also wreaking havoc on-- economically, on citizens who live near these spills.

Our budget should fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund to maximize habitat protection, public access, public recreation, and historic preservation.

I urge you to provide funding to allow work to expand Sandia and Kirtland to increase our national security.

We have a military housing crisis on our hands, not just in my district, but nationwide, and we need to fix it.

I urge you to fully fund the Payment in Lieu of Taxes program and the Secure Rural Schools program.

I urge the committee to develop a budget that robustly supports our commitment to efficient, renewable energy and investments in job training for a green economy.

As a 35th-generation New Mexican, I rise today in support of S. 47. This bill represents a major victory for conservation, and I want to congratulate the chairman and his co- drafters on its success. In my home State of New Mexico, new…

That is why we run for Congress, it is one of the reasons why so many of us ran for Congress because we want to make things right for people.

We should just-- everybody should just be who they are and everyone should accept them for that.

I believe if there is one person that isn't fit to serve, we all know who that is right now.

Regardless of what the President says, there are millions of Americans who appreciate the service that you have given to our country

The Indian healthcare delivery system still spends only 40 percent of the national average per patient.

I urge you to make equitable and non-discretionary Federal funding available directly to tribal nations.

The underfunding of tribal law enforcement and justice systems directly contributes to Native Americans experiencing one of the Nation's highest rates of crime and victimization in the United States.

The funding needs of American Indians and Alaskan Natives on reservations and in urban areas must be a priority to begin to work towards fully honoring the Federal government's unique government-to-government relationship and trust…

I urge you to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund at the newly-reauthorized $900 million level to conserve irreplaceable lands and improve outdoor recreation.

I urge you to support the swift transition to clean energy and away from dirty fossil fuels that damage public health and our public lands.

I want to thank you for the expanded Medicaid and Medicare. It has been an absolute help on our reservation.

There was mentioned before that, you know, soon we will be the ancestors, and are our future children going to say that our ancestors made the good choice for me like our ancestors made good choices for us to be here today.

I believe we all sitting in these seats and at this table are here because we want to be and that people believe in us to make that choice for them.

We ask you to protect funding for the Department of Energy's Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program.

We would like to ask for additional funding to help us with that.

We want them to know who they are. We have lost enough of our children that way.