Tom Udall

It's no secret the Trump Administration does not believe in climate change, but Indian Country doesn't have the luxury to put its head in the sand.

I think we are being very shortsighted in saying because we call it something, we are not going to use that money at all.

I have repeatedly said decisions made by tribes for tribes produce the best results.

I hope you take back that message to Interior because I think these tribal communities are right at ground zero, in the bulls-eye, when it comes to the impacts of climate change.

An important tool for tribes to have direct involvement in their ecological management is through the BIA's integrated resource management planning process.

It is no secret the Trump Administration does not believe in climate change but Indian Country does not have the luxury of putting its head in the sand.

Senator Udall, thank you for your work on behalf of tribal communities and also for describing New Mexico as beautiful as most think of it as a desert.

Subsistence is a way of life for tribal communities that depends on passing traditional ecological knowledge down between generations.

Subsistence practices are vital to Native communities across the Country.

Subsistence not only means nourishing communities with traditional foods but also feeding generations with traditional knowledge that sustains, grows and keeps Native communities together.

Are states working well with the Election Assistance Commission and the Department of Homeland Security to ensure ample communication and sharing of resources to ensure elections are secure?

I guess to you, and Mr. Hicks, and Christy McCormick, what are your agencies doing to further post-election audits in every state?

What more can Facebook do to improve the transparency around political ads?

We now live in a world where we're waiting to find out who else Facebook has allowed to access our data without our consent.

We think it is critical that all Federal resources go where they need to be which is at these schools.

This news was particularly concerning for us to hear as many members of this Committee, including myself and Senator Cortez Masto, have repeatedly asked you at hearings about whether BIE is meeting student accountability reporting…

Progress on closing GAO recommendations and service reports, with a renewed focus on improving quality of care, has not been enough to fix the accreditation issues at the Gallup Indian Medical Center.

I am committed to doing everything I can to address these issues head-on.

As this Committee is well aware, the Federal Government has trust and treaty obligations to provide vital services to American Indian and Alaska Native tribes.

I applaud IHS for the strides it has made since the first high risk hearing last May, but despite this progress, since then, two more federally-operated IHS facilities are reportedly at risk of losing their CMS accreditation. I am deeply…

I know IHS faces an uphill battle when it comes to the age of its facilities.

However, including Indian programs on the GAO High Risk list confirms what many in Indian Country have reported to this Committee; we must do better.

IHS is taking a comprehensive and integrated approach towards creating an oversight capability at headquarters to improve the quality of care and patient safety.

Year after year, tribal communities report gaps in Federal programs.

The traditional idea is that war at its base is an extension of politics.