Field Hearing titled “Investing in Native Communities: Transformative Opportunities in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act”

Date: June 28, 2022

Time: 12:00 PM

Location: Mystic Lake Center, of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

Room: Minnetonka Conference Room

***Note: Hearing will begin at 11:00 a.m. (CST).

Witnesses

The Honorable Bryan Newland

Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs

U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

*Accompanied by Jason Freihage, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington D.C.

Testimony

Ms. Elizabeth Fowler

Acting Director, Indian Health Service

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.

Testimony

Mr. Jeremiah Baumann

Chief of Staff, Office of the Under Secretary for Infrastructure

U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.

Testimony

The Honorable Cathy Chavers

Chairwoman

Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Orr, MN

Testimony

The Honorable Melanie Benjamin

Chief Executive Officer

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Onamia, MN

Testimony

The Honorable Kevin Dupuis, Sr.

Chairman

Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Cloquet, MN

Testimony

The Honorable Keith Anderson

Chairman

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Business Council, Prior Lake, MN

Testimony

The Honorable Robert Larsen

President

Lower Sioux Indian Community, Morton, MN

Testimony