WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Conrad Jacket, member of the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board Inc., from a March 17, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 budget: * * * Thank you, Chairman Simpson, Ranking Pingree, and respected members of the Committee for the opportunity to provide this written testimony on behalf of the member tribes of the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following InfluenceWatch wrapup on March 20, 2026, by Jonathan Harsh: * * * InfluenceWatch, a project of Capital Research Center, is a comprehensive and ever-evolving compilation of our research into the numerous advocacy groups, foundations, and donors working to influence the public policy process. The website offers transparency into these influencers' funding, motives, and connections while providing insight often neglected by  more PR

HOKKAIDO, Japan, March 17 (TNSjou) -- Hokkaido University issued the following news release: * * * Decline in Japanese chum salmon linked to climate change Loss of habitat along their migratory routes may be driving the recent decline in Japanese chum salmon populations * Today, most of the salmon consumed in Japan is imported from countries like Chile and Norway, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. But just two decades ago, Japanese chum salmon made up a much  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Pens Op-Ed on Fighting Back Against Trump's Push to Rig the Election * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) published an opinion piece in the Santa Fe New Mexican highlighting how he is fighting back against President Trump and Republicans' anti-voter SAVE Act which will have harmful impact on New Mexicans and Americans across the country,  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Fights for Voting Rights Amid Trump's Push to Suppress Millions of American Voters * Watch Senator Lujan's Remarks Here Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senate colleagues, leading voting rights advocates, and impacted voters from across the country at the U.S. Capitol to reject President Trump and Republicans' anti-voter SAVE Act. Senator Lujan highli more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Robyn Sunday-Allen, president-elect of the National Council of Urban Indian Health, from a March 17, 2026, hearing on funding requests: * * * My name is Robyn Sunday-Allen. I am a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and the President-Elect of the National Council of Urban Indian Health, a national representative advocating for the Urban Indian Organ more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by National Indian Health Board CEO A.C. Locklear from a March 17, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations for the Indian Health Service: * * * Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and the distinguished members of this Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony on Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 appropriations for the Indian Health Se more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Aaron Hines, board chair of the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health, and CEO of the Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center, from a March 17, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 Indian Health Service budget: * * * Chair Simpson and Ranking Member Pingree, and Members of the Subcommittee. My name is Aaron Hines and I serve as Chair of the Northwest Portland Area Ind more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Teresa Sanchez, board president of the Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health Inc., Grand Terrace, California, from a March 17, 2026, hearing on funding requests: * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and members of the Subcommittee. I am Teresa Sanchez, Tribal representative for the Morongo Band of Mission Indians and  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Esther Lucero, board president and CEO of Seattle Indian Health, from a March 17, 2026, hearing on funding requests: * * * Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and members of the House Committee on Appropriations - Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, my name is Esther Lucero. I am Dine and of Latino descent. As part of the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Leanndra Ross, vice president of executive and tribal services at Southcentral Foundation, Alaska, from a March 17, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations for the Indian Health Service: * * * My name is Leanndra Ross. I am the Vice President of Executive and Tribal Services at Southcentral Foundation (SCF), and I am an enrolled citizen of the Cent more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Jeff Wacoche, chief of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on funding requests: * * * Honorable Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and members of the Committee, I am Jeff Wacoche, Chief of the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (UKB), a federally recogniz more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Urban Indian Health Institute Director Abigail Echo-Hawk from a March 17, 2026, hearing on funding requests: * * * Members of the House Committee on Appropriations - Subcommittee on Interior - Environment, and Related Agencies, my name is Abigail Echo-Hawk, and I am an enrolled citizen of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma living in an urban Indian communit more PR