"I think it is a very, very important thing to be done. I hope we can help your people push this over the finish line, not only for your people, but I would love it if your grandmother got to see this in her lifetime."
"I hope we can help your people push this over the finish line, not only for your people, but I would love it if your grandmother got to see this in her lifetime."
"After more than a century-and-a-half of struggle, the Tribe does not have a reservation that is exclusively their own because of Congress' inaction to settle boundaries."
"I introduced the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribal Homelands Act because Congress should not stand in the way of self-governance for the sake of maintaining overburdensome oversight and legalism."
"The Southern Paiute people have shared territory with the Navajo for more than 160 years."
"This bill would ratify our treaty between the San Juan Paiute and the Navajo Nation to transfer land for the establishment of the San Juan Southern Paiute Reservation."
"They are great partners in preserving American history and culture, and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe is no different."
"I want to take a minute to welcome President Johnny Lehi, Jr. to the Committee today."
"For those of you that don't know, I am a proud Representative of over half the tribes in Arizona."
"However, they have always been a socially and politically distinct tribe."
"We have drafted articles of impeachment to remove Secretary Mayorkas for his dereliction of duty."