It should not take 9-12 months for this.

I think we have to do an all-of-the-above approach to address fentanyl that is not only coming into all of our communities, but our tribal communities.

There is a comprehensive approach, we can work in a bipartisan way to address what is happening at the southern border.

This bill will help expedite background checks for BIA Law Enforcement so they can get hired more expeditiously.

like so many this morning, I rise to mourn the loss of a true champion in the U.S. Senate. Dianne was one of the kindest, most thoughtful people that I had the pleasure to know. When I first got to the Senate--and I have heard some of my…

I ask unanimous consent that I be able to display this poster on the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection. ____________________

today I rise to recognize an anniversary. Typically, people think of anniversaries as a happy time. Unfortunately, this is one of those anniversaries that we in Las Vegas and Nevada and many across this country and around the world look at…

I appreciate that, and I am going to hold you to it. I look forward to continued conversations with all of you to make sure we are taking action and doing right here at the end of the day.

So I am very proud we have passed legislation, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act to start focusing Federal dollars and investments in our tribal communities, Native Hawaiian and Native Alaskan communities…

We must ensure that Native communities have access to clean water as a fundamental right.

Relocating the school.

It is great. But if tribes cannot access it because they don't have that capacity to apply for these complex grants from multiple agencies, we are not going to get there.

Senator Cortez Masto.

So I am very proud we have passed legislation, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act to start focusing Federal dollars and investments in our tribal communities, Native Hawaiian and Native Alaskan communities…

We must ensure that Native communities have access to clean water as a fundamental right.

The correlation between investment in water infrastructure and health outcomes is well documented.

But I do think there is a Federal obligation here, because the contamination, my understanding, is that because of the BIA maintenance facility.

It is great. But if tribes cannot access it because they don't have that capacity to apply for these complex grants from multiple agencies, we are not going to get there.

Can you provide an update on BIA's plan for remediation of the reservation's water supply?

Can you provide an update on BIA's plan for remediation of the reservation's water supply?

I appreciate that, and I am going to hold you to it. I look forward to continued conversations with all of you to make sure we are taking action and doing right here at the end of the day.

Senator Cortez Masto.

But I do think there is a Federal obligation here, because the contamination, my understanding, is that because of the BIA maintenance facility.

The correlation between investment in water infrastructure and health outcomes is well documented.

Relocating the school.