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Assistant Secretary nominee Bryan Newland vows to ‘build back better’ after COVID-19
Bay Mills citizen comes directly from tribal government to Biden administration
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
• LIVE at 2:30PM Eastern: Nomination Hearing
Newland, a citizen of the Bay Mills Indian Community, goes before the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for his nomination hearing on Wednesday afternoon. He
prepared an opening statement as part of the confirmation process, highlighting his goals and priorities should he be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
“If confirmed, I will bring that perspective with me to the Department of the Interior. We must help Indian Country build back better after the pandemic,” Newland says in his written testimony. “We must also respond with urgency to the violence against Indigenous women and children. And we must lay the foundation for the next generation of Native children to succeed.”
Craig Mackie asked what needs to be done with the filibuster. I m for the talking filibuster, Wyden said. If a senator feels strongly about a subject, they ought to be able to get the floor.
When addressing unaccompanied refugee children, Wyden said the country needs a secure border with humane security.
Carina Miller, of Warm Springs, asked about water infrastructure on the reservation. Wyden said there are three bills in legislation that aim to earmark funds for drinking water infrastructure.
Miller also mentioned the equity issues tribes have with the cannabis, to which Wyden replied that the cannabis prohibition needs to be removed.
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