This hearing could not be more relevant for our tribal communities in Nevada.

I am so pleased we have the Nevada Indian Cultural Commission. They have done an incredible job in our State.

The President has requested an additional $7 million in the Fiscal Year 2023 budget.

We must confront the painful history of Indian boarding schools and the impact they have had on Indigenous communities.

I want to go back to your testimony. You noted in your testimony that you would welcome the Committee's assistance in access to records that are not under Federal control.

I, along with my colleague Senator Rosen, am pleased to be able to speak out today. We have both been working throughout our time here in the U.S. Senate to support Nevada's booming renewable energy industry, including our solar sector for…

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. Congratulations to all three of the nominees. I so appreciate your willingness to serve.

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This program is life changing for so many Tribal communities.

Would the Department agree with this assessment from the tribes and would it support the ability to waive this requirement?

It is the same thing I hear in my State, in our rural communities and our tribal communities as well.

It is the same thing I hear from the tribes in Nevada as well. That is good news.

I am so glad to hear that.

I also want to thank Vice Chair Senator Murkowski for allowing me to speak today.

We must ensure that the resources provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act reach our Native communities.

There is really over $42 billion going to States to help this connectivity.

We have heard similarly from Senator Murkowski as well.

Thank you, a great start to the conversation already.

My biggest concern is to make sure that, at a Federal level, there is cooperation with Federal agencies.

Wonderful. That is great to hear. Thank you very much.

Congress should really look at this situation, these State laws, and consider excluding tribal colleges and tribal lands from any State laws that prohibit public or government-owned networks.

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (S. 4119)…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 4:05 p.m., adjourned until Monday, May 2, 2022, at 3 p.m. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 4119, introduced earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 4119) to…