José E. Serrano: “I would even want the territories to be included in the final count.”

The United States owes us a financial debt, an obligation to fund the tribal governments to ensure our continued health, education, and well-being.

this is a very important area, one that we take seriously, this committee, and we will continue to do that kind of work in a bipartisan fashion, and I mean that sincerely.

the need of Indian Country is probably north of $200 billion. That is a big gap.

we can't wait for the Federal Government to deal with schools, and incarceration facilities, and clinics.