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 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Tries to Take Over U.S. Elections, Reed Delivers Speech Opposing Anti-Voter SAVE Act * U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says that when American citizens register to vote, they should be thinking about the issues that matter to them and who they want to cast a ballot for, not on jumping through bureaucratic hoops, locating old documents, and being burdened by financial and logistical barrier more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 21 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis by R. Andrew Bauer, Renee Haltom and Matthew Martin: * * * What Businesses Are Saying: Tentative Momentum As Renewed Uncertainty Looms After navigating 2025's challenges, firms entered 2026 with cautious optimism. They felt more confident in their own resilience and half joked that the new year could not possibly throw as many curve balls as the last one. Through mid-January, th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Cody Shambo, Mountain Gros Ventre representative of the Fort Belknap Indian Community Council, from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations requests: * * * Chair Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and Members of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, thank you for the opportunity more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Muscogee (Creek) Nation Ambassador Jonodev Chaudhuri from a March 17, 2026, hearing on funding requests: * * * On behalf of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation (MCN), thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony at the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. Affording Tribal Nations the platform to share fee 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 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 budget for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service: * * * Recommendations: 1. Reset our base funding for Law Enforcement and fully fund our Law Enforcement at the level of need identified in the Tribal Law and O more PR