Tom Udall: “I just want to tell you how much I appreciate you calling this hearing because I think what you are trying to do is get…”

Water is life, and climate change is threatening the heart of rural communities.

The truth is the White House is actively undermining Tribal sovereignty across the country and mishandling a once-in-a-century pandemic that is disproportionately hurting Native communities.

They feel that things need to happen today.

As vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, representing 23 Tribes in New Mexico, I deeply respect Tribal leaders and Native communities and cannot stand idly by when the Trump administration tries to rewrite President…