José E. Serrano: “the administration's budget request for STEM education programs are wholly inadequate to our nation's needs.”

Tribal sovereignty should not be subjugated to States by having to receive our Federal funding through grants or set asides administered by States.

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 year, we will hear from a bipartisan group of Members, all of whom will be asking for further investments by this subcommittee.

Infrastructure is a huge issue, and with the BIA program, primarily you are dealing with road maintenance.