[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5687]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             SEQUESTRATION

  (Ms. McCOLLUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Congress should have never passed sequestration.
  These reckless cuts are affecting families and communities throughout 
our Nation and in Indian country. When sequestration was passed, no one 
thought about how it would disproportionately impact tribal 
communities. Our Federal Government is failing in its obligation to 
tribal communities, and sequester has made the problem worse.
  Right now, in Minnesota, Native American children are losing tutoring 
services and access to school counselors because of cuts to Impact Aid. 
Families that receive health care from the Indian Health Service are 
not protected from sequestration. The health and, in some cases, even 
the lives of tribal members are in danger.
  This week, the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee will hear from 
tribal leaders. We will hear how Congress has an obligation and an 
opportunity to correct this wrong, and Congress must take action.

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