If you recall when I first came into Congress, shortly before I was sworn in, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights came out with the Broken Promises report and pretty much laid that out over decades and decades that tribes have been underfunded in so many ways.
Haaland references a report highlighting long-term underfunding of tribal programs.
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But legislation that addresses lands, like the Wounded Knee legislation, for example, I think it is important because it represents not only the Department of the Interior's act to solidify that connection and to demonstrate respect...
you have shown in no uncertain terms that our public lands and waters are no longer a breeding ground for corporate polluter greed.
For too long, the American Federal Government has facilitated and benefited from the destruction of our sacred lands.
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