WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Chairman Ryman LeBeau from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 funding requests: * * * Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree and Members of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. My name is Ryman LeBeau and I am the Chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST). The CRS  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Joins Ernst, Smith to Honor Women in Agriculture * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo joined Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minnesota) in leading a bipartisan resolution to designate March 21, 2026, as "National Women in Agriculture Day" to honor the critical contributions of women in agriculture. The Senate unanimously passed the resolution, which highlights th  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Jestin Dupree, councilman of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation, from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Chair and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present testimony on behalf of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation regarding   more