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Tom Udall is an American politician and attorney who served as the junior United States Senator from New Mexico from 2009 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Udall previously represented New Mexico's 3rd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009. Throughout his political career, he has focused on issues such as environmental protection, healthcare, and Native American rights. Udall has been an advocate for legislation addressing the challenges faced by the Navajo people, particularly regarding land ownership and economic development.
Thank you, Mr. President, for your recognition. I rise today with my colleagues from the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Senator Heitkamp and Senator Cortez Masto, to talk about how the Republicans' latest and most heartless healthcare…
The Cassidy repeal bill would have slashed funding to Medicaid services provided under Medicaid.
We are really excited about some of the innovation that is coming out of our Indian partners.
What can be done on your end to resolve these pending approvals in a timely manner? What can your office do to make sure these types of delays do not happen again?
Can you commit to me today I will have a response to all of my questions and my colleagues' questions by this Friday, September 15?
The same question to Ms. Emrey-Arras, do you believe BIA has taken the issues surrounding Indian education outlined in the High Risk Report seriously or could they be doing more?
Can I get your commitment that you will have your team work with Mr. Dearman and the Navajo Nation and the Dz school board to get this sewage issue resolved in a timely manner?
Thank you for calling GAO, the BIE and the IHS back here so the agencies can update the Committee on their progress.
This hearing starts where we left off after our first hearing on the GAO High Risk Report in May.
Do you believe that BIA has taken the issue surrounding Indian education outlined in the High Risk Report seriously or could they be doing more?
Can I get your commitment to see if the Bureau can resolve this issue internally to follow up with my staff and the school if congressional action is needed?
I definitely agree that sometimes the best innovation and more often than not, the innovation happens at the front lines by the staff doing the work.
This potential disconnect between service units, service areas and national IHS efforts on the issue of patient wait times is not unique.
How will each of your offices do a better job of interagency coordination moving forward?
thank you for your recognition. I am honored to come here today and follow Senator Leahy and Senator Kaine and their speeches on DACA. I have also watched over the last couple of days, and I think almost every Democratic Senator has been…
this May, a spray of pesticide from a nearby orchard drifted over to a field, exposing nearly 50 farmworkers in California. They soon became sick with nausea and vomiting. Several were hospitalized. The workers described it as a living…
When I visited President Santos earlier this year, he stressed the importance of roads as a key factor to bring government services to rural areas.
the Senate is now in its third day of voting on major healthcare legislation, and we still have no idea exactly what the Republican leadership wants or what bill they are going to put on the floor. The Republican leadership tosses out…
I intend to offer the following motions to H.R. 1628 and I ask unanimous consent that they be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Motion to Commit With…
I intend to offer the following motions to H.R. 1628 and I ask unanimous consent that they be printed in the Record. I ask that the Record reflect the support of Senator Heinrich. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be…
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