I ask unanimous consent that the Senate vote en bloc on the nominations without intervening action or debate; and if confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all without intervening action or debate…

I ask unanimous consent that the joint resolution 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…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Rules and Administration be discharged from further consideration of H.J. Res. 27 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the joint…

I am a firm believer that open-source software is critical for security.

One of the great things this Administration has already done on this effort is to reconstitute the White House Council on Native American Affairs.

We must ensure that the needs of Indian Country are met.

I am hopeful that you will help me make sure that that happens.

I recognize the decades-long pursuit of federal recognition by the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.

I recognize that federal recognition is extremely important to communities seeking to establish a government-to-government relationship with the United States.

I am excited that the Biden Administration is in support of a permanent Carcieri fix.

I look forward to working with Congress on this very important issue to the Lumbee people.

there would be huge benefits for merchants and small businesses to be able to have an account or central bank digital currency in some form.

one of the benefits of a CBDC, of a no-fee account offered by the Federal Reserve, central bank digital money, is it would be provided to the public without profitability considerations.

I share Secretary Haaland's commitment to taking meaningful action on addressing the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people across Indian Country.

I want to make sure our tribal communities are brought into this conversation, because they are dealing with the wildfires and necessary resources to assist them.

Madam Chair, thank you. Thank you so much for the opportunity to participate in this important discussion today.

Senator Cortez Masto and I have worked on that have been launched in these last couple of years.

I think we would be missing an opportunity if we did not take a look at what was happening there.

How could a Federal Reserve-run digital currency system make it easier to connect to those unbanked and provide financial relief directly?

Thank you so much. Thank you to all the panelists.

Every community deserves quality transit and transportation services that build connections to their opportunities and provides essential mobility.

The IRS could not effectively do tax administration, particularly in these communities, without LITCs.

We need appropriated funding for the clinics. I am a tremendous supporter of the clinics.

I echo comments of my colleagues on the challenges that the IRS has faced, particularly being underfunded.

What should we be doing to provide grief counseling in the wake of COVID even more robustly than we might already do?