I urge my colleagues to support the legislation. I see that in the Chamber, we have Representative Young, who is a cosponsor. I would also like to thank Representatives Cole and Radewagen for joining in this bill. It does have bipartisan…

I am so grateful to Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton because she knows how to listen to brilliant women no matter the age. We really need to thank Ms. Raya Kenney for coming up with the idea. Precisely, as we have heard on the floor of…

I would like to offer my gratitude to the next speaker for the hard work she has put into this bill so that we can resolve this issue now and into the future. I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. McCollum). Ms…

I am so very lucky to have on the Subcommittee for indigenous peoples, the dean of the House, Representative Don Young, as the ranking member. The amount of work that we do in that committee, that is bipartisan, that always looks at what…

I too want to recognize and acknowledge the importance of this bill and Representative Gonzales's bringing it to our attention because we must remember that all stories--all stories--whether they be good or bad, whether they concern…

For all of the reasons that has been stated on the floor of this glorious House today, I urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered…

I truly appreciate Representative Cole bringing into the discussion about this bill the fact of how it has impacted his own Tribe and their ability to take land into trust and not be subject to these unnecessary, frivolous, and…

I, too, wish to thank the really incredible support and working relationship that we have developed with the ranking member and other members of the committee. This is a bipartisan bill, and it has taken some work to get it where it is…

Our communities should not have to choose between paying their medical bills or paying for groceries. Parents want to go to work knowing that their kids are being taken care of, that their kids are learning, because when kids are learning…

I think this reference to how history will judge us is important because we are facing a historical moment right now. The decisions we make on the floor of this House this week will determine whether our future is one that is inclusive and…

Monday was such an exciting day for our country. President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law, and we came one step closer toward making the necessary investments to help our communities thrive; to help them…

I do love it when this President always says we are going to rebuild this economy from the bottom up and the middle out because that is exactly who he is focused on. He is focused on giving us the opportunities, my constituents as well…

Serving in public office is and should be a sacred responsibility, and that responsibility calls upon us to condemn hate when we see it. If we let hate fester and spread, then it will destroy us. That is why one in three women have been…

New Jersey is so lucky to have Representative Watson Coleman because she knows what is needed on the ground. Yes, indeed, it is together, and that is what I like about our Caucus and what we are doing. We are doing it together. We are not…

Today we join with President Biden, Vice President Harris, Senators, Congressmen, mayors, and Governors to witness the signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. And do you know what? It was summed up as a BFD today, and…

this is such an important hearing because it impacts all of those who work with us.

I'm very pleased to be a co-sponsor for the Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act with Chair Bonamici.

I really want to thank the witnesses not just for being witnesses, and lending their expertise today, but for the work they are doing in the communities to make a difference, to empower, as we've just heard.

I, too, want to thank Mr. Bishop, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Westerman, and Mr. Grijalva for championing this legislation so that we may today undo 100 years of injustice. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and I…

This bill, once again, demonstrates that there is strong bipartisan support for our Native American tribes and indigenous communities. I thank Ranking Member Westerman as well as Ranking Member Don Young on the Subcommittee for Indigenous…

I urge my colleagues to support this bill. I look forward to listening to the many interconnected and complex stories that will come out of this study and to perhaps visiting the heritage area in the near future. I urge my colleagues to…

I do want to thank Representative Issa, Representative Westerman, and Chair Grijalva for moving this bipartisan bill forward and taking the action that is required at this time to ensure that the Pala Band of Indians can, indeed, control…

I have no further requests for time, and I would inquire whether my colleague has any remaining speakers on their side. I reserve the balance of my time.

I want to, once again, thank Ranking Member Westerman, as well as Ranking Member Don Young and Chair Grijalva, for bringing forth this legislation. It addresses immediately something that we saw that had lingered, but the pandemic shown…

I am grateful for this bipartisan legislation. I also think it gives us a path forward on what we might need to do for all Tribes who encounter this issue, but for now I am very much in support of S. 108 and urge my colleagues to support…