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Public Statements

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Oct. 10, 2022 Tweet - "We owe Native Americans an enormous debt. From the first days of this country, they were lied to, their treaties violated, and their needs ignored. Today, on Indigenous Peoples' Day, let us recommit to standing with them in the fight for long overdue justice." Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 20, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Urging Creation of Civilian Climate Corps Sen. Peter Welch
July 24, 2020 Letter to Rear Admiral Michael Weahkee, Director of the Indian Health Service; Tara Sweeney, Assistance Secretary for Indian Affairs at the Department of the Interior; Tony Dearman, Director of the Bureau of Indian Education; Ruth Ryder, Acting Director of the Office of Indian Education; and Elinor McCance-Katz, Assistant Secretary of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - U.S. Senator Tina Smith Leads Fight to Provide Mental Health Care for American Indian & Alaska Native Youth During Pandemic Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Interior and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Udall, Murray: Trump Administration is Worsening Educational Disparities in Tribal Schools Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 19, 2020 Letter to Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Cantwell, Heinrich, Senate Dems Urge FCC To Ensure Rural Tribal Communities Have Equal Internet Access Sen. Bernie Sanders
Date Title Politician
Oct. 10, 2022 Tweet - "We owe Native Americans an enormous debt. From the first days of this country, they were lied to, their treaties violated, and their needs ignored. Today, on Indigenous Peoples' Day, let us recommit to standing with them in the fight for long overdue justice." Sen. Bernie Sanders
July 20, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Urging Creation of Civilian Climate Corps Sen. Peter Welch
July 24, 2020 Letter to Rear Admiral Michael Weahkee, Director of the Indian Health Service; Tara Sweeney, Assistance Secretary for Indian Affairs at the Department of the Interior; Tony Dearman, Director of the Bureau of Indian Education; Ruth Ryder, Acting Director of the Office of Indian Education; and Elinor McCance-Katz, Assistant Secretary of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - U.S. Senator Tina Smith Leads Fight to Provide Mental Health Care for American Indian & Alaska Native Youth During Pandemic Sen. Bernie Sanders
June 8, 2020 Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Interior and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Udall, Murray: Trump Administration is Worsening Educational Disparities in Tribal Schools Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 19, 2020 Letter to Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Cantwell, Heinrich, Senate Dems Urge FCC To Ensure Rural Tribal Communities Have Equal Internet Access Sen. Bernie Sanders
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