The Court says that the Supreme Court has said, so this group of individuals represented by this corporation has an interest in expressing its viewpoint in our society and should have the full protection to do so.

I think the numbers of small donors have actually increased very significantly over the last decade.

Let us also recognized the oil companies' own leases that would allow them to drill on 20 million additional acres of Federal land and water that they are not using.

I want to commend you for your leadership on the Indian Boarding School Initiative.

I urge you to choose the no-lease option in your final plan.

There are a tremendous number of vacancies. The recruitment is very difficult.

We simply must adopt more of a keep-it-in-the-ground perspective since we are at this tipping point.

There are 32 tribes that are not receiving any funding for law enforcement, though they fall under the same qualifications; and advocating that we try to start figuring out how to help those that have none.

I appreciate your recognition that those 32 tribes deserve to be included in the program, and we will work with you in that regard.

I appreciate the commitment you have expressed to make sure it sustains its scope and functionality, incredibly important to my state.

The prices we experience are extremely painful to Americans, they are devastating, they are primarily the result of disruption from Putin's war on Ukraine.

It is like a heroin addict saying that the solution to heroin addiction is more heroin.

I am deeply concerned about agency process bottlenecks that really frustrate our ability to get LWCF projects done in a reasonable timeframe.

I want to make sure that I have your commitment, that will honor that requirement in the 2022 bill

We are definitely at a point where business as usual doesn't work.

I think we are all going to learn a lot from this effort. It is an incredibly important effort.

Public Law 280 is a nearly 70-year-old law affecting criminal jurisdiction in tribal lands in six states, including Oregon.

Chinese authorities routinely violate Tibetans' freedom of religion, expression, and assembly.

Those who express reverence for the Dalai Lama are punished.

The Chinese Communist Party has waged a years-long campaign of 'sinicization.'

Opening Statement of Hon. Jeff Merkley, a U.S. Senator from Oregon; Chair, Congressional-Executive Commission on China.

More than 70 years after the invasion that led to Chinese rule in Tibet, Tibetans continue to struggle in the face of unrelenting oppression.

Tibetans continue to struggle in the face of unrelenting opposition.

I believe in the beautiful work of the Peace Corps around the world, what the volunteers do in so many ways to assist some of the most challenging places.

I ask unanimous consent for us to take 5 minutes to address the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?