Witness list for House subcommittee hearing on infrastructure in Indian Country

Tuesday, July 9, 2019  

The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States is holding a hearing this week to focus on infrastructure needs in tribal communities.

"Infrastructure for tribal communities is drastically underfunded," the House Committee on Natural Resources said in a social media post on Monday. "Tribes are creating innovative ways to deal with this – but the federal government owes them a solution."

"As part of the trust responsibility, the federal government needs to step up and repair roads, bridges, and buildings to livable standards," the larger committee said.

The hearing takes place at 2pm Eastern on Thursday in Room 1324 of the Longworth House Office Building. The witness list follows:

The Honorable Martin Harvier
President
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Scottsdale, Arizona

The Honorable Darrell G. Seki, Sr.
Chairman
Red Lake Nation
Red Lake, Minnesota

Mr. LeRoy Gishi
Chief, Division of Transportation
Office of Indian Services
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Department of Interior
Washington, D.C.

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