Rep Hageman: The BIA and OIA should serve their communities' needs, not push liberal energy agendas

Today my Indian and Insular Affairs subcommittee held a hearing to discuss the budget requests for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Office of Insular Affairs (OIA). The Biden Administration seeks to increase BIA's budget for the purpose of green new deal-style priorities that are not practical or reliable, and instead create economic harm and energy poverty for Native communities. At the same time, OIA's budget is being cut, with no mention of where future funding for our contracts with freely-associated states where come from.

Our Native American tribes deserve every opportunity to flourish, and that includes the ability to harness the valuable resources on their lands without government interference.