Deb Haaland

Recreational visits to the refuge system also generate over $3 billion for local communities.

U.S. oil production on public lands and waters is at an all-time high, and that is verifiable information on a website.

I believe that every single Native child at any of our BIE schools deserves a quality, culturally relative education.

I really believe that is the key, and we will follow that and move forward.

there are millions of acres of leased, non-producing Federal lands, and there are thousands of approved permits to drill that the industry is letting sit unused.

Reliable water is crucial to tribal communities, and this permanent funding for settlements will help us work with tribes and Congress to meet our trust responsibilities to ensure that tribal communities receive the water resources they…

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.

your management of our national parks, our treasures, has been exemplary.

Budget cuts never help us.

you have shown in no uncertain terms that our public lands and waters are no longer a breeding ground for corporate polluter greed.

I am grateful to the members of this Committee for working on a bipartisan basis to champion tribal priorities.

The Colorado River Basin, of course, we know that it is crucial to 30 Tribal Nations there.

We are proud that the President and Dr. Biden are very supportive of our language revitalization efforts, and we will continue to make that a priority.

the Department of the Interior is personally responsible for getting out the door and into communities tens of billions of dollars.

Tribal consultation is government-to-government consultation with federally recognized tribes.

Enactment of our request for $2.8 billion in permanent funding for the Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund will enable us to make tremendous progress on completing our commitments to complete our ongoing water rights settlements.

I am saying that we have not ignored any voices in Alaska, Congressman.

I am concerned about everything about our country. I love this country. I am concerned about everything.

This Administration has made a steadfast commitment to strengthen government-to-government relationships with Tribal Nations.

We want to get great folks working on our public lands, and we can only do that if they have a place to live.

Our over 500 wildlife refuges, as you know, play an important role in conservation.

The Biden-Harris administration is committed to building a clean energy future that ensures America's energy independence.

So, if we want to talk about influence peddling and criminal behavior, let's talk about the former President...

Yet, here we find ourselves today in a hearing where my colleagues are trying to manufacture a scandal tying Secretary Haaland to environmental groups.

I don't know what kind of minerals were there. I don't think they were critical minerals.