Teresa Leger Fernandez

Thank you, President Harvier, for pointing out how much your tribe actually provides to carry out the functions that the Federal Government, in its trust responsibility, is supposed to be doing.

The flexibility that compacting provides and the flexibility within the IHS system, in terms of the multiple sources of revenue really makes a difference.

This report details the massive tax breaks that the Trump and Republican 2018 tax bill primarily benefited the wealthiest Americans, and we constantly hear them want to make it permanent. We constantly hear them say: Oh, those were the…

Let's go back to who caused this problem in the first place. It was those Republicans with their Republican tax cut. The Trump tax cut is the one that caused this problem. Let's not forget why we are facing this. Let's not forget, and…

I will continue to fight for the RICO amendments. We are not giving that up because the uranium mining needs, we need to address that.

As we know, listening to the need for Black Hills to be restored is something that we all should constantly remember on this Committee.

We are peeling back the layers of what happened to the tribes, and how we reacquire the land is going to take an awareness and acknowledgement of those things.

I think that is the most efficient program you have seen, and I think that that is a testimony to the fact of how bad things were and how important it was to finally address it.

Nobody wants to leave the beautiful islands... but they feel that they must to seek health care.

There definitely has to be some reconciliation, because what we do not want to experience is becoming wards of our state.

We need to be careful that kicking the can down the road is really not acceptable because of its impact on private individuals like ranchers.

I find it very important. I am very appreciative of the work you are doing in New Mexico on other matters.

The Senate rejected this same Republican proposal last month. Let's address the student debt crisis at its roots. Let's get back to lowering costs for working families and putting people over politics. Republicans seem to always want to…

The need to restore the land for everything that it means, which you beautifully highlighted what it means.

We need to not be worried about change but say some change needs to be welcomed and brought in.

We are going to look for those kinds of co-stewardship agreements because we hear over and over again in San Felipe Pueblo there is an inholding completely surrounded by reservation land that needs to be protected.

I would note that in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law we had $116 million that was going to advance the work.

We need to figure out how to protect it.

I am pleased that the Biden administration has adopted this approach and is moving towards that.

I would point out that in New Mexico we have some very strong cross-deputization laws in place, and it is working.

I support legislation for pay parity and retention incentives. But BIA needs sufficient funding.

Well, guess what the CJS appropriations bill would do to the FBI. It would cut it by $400 million.

However, we still have a funding shortfall of $717 million.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed. Amendment No. 87 Offered by Mr. Fallon The Acting CHAIR. It is…

I urge my colleagues to join me in voting for the motion to recommit. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.