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KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTSSince joining Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP in 2009, I have worked collaboratively with my colleagues across the firm's five offices to achieve important legislative objectives for our Tribal clients. My work has been instrumental in achieving the following:• Expanding eligibility for Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools operated pursuant to the Tribally Controlled Schools Act to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) programs (Section 1114 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, P.L. 116-260);• Securing report language directing the Bureau of Indian Education to clearly display funding amounts required to comply with Defense Department Education Activity-equivalent pay rates for teachers and counselors as part of future budget justifications and to include sufficient funding in its budget request to fully fund these requirements (Joint Explanatory Statement and H. Rept. 116-448 accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, P.L. 116-260);• Securing millions of dollars for Tribal clients' priority construction projects; • Ensuring that Tribal Grant Support Costs for Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools operated pursuant to the Tribally Controlled Schools Act (P.L. 100-298) are fully funded (from FY 2016 forward);• Substantially increasing appropriations for School Replacement Construction for Bureau of Indian Education-funded schools (from FY 2016 forward); • Securing report language directing the Bureau of Indian Education to develop a long-term facilities plan to provide safe, functional, and accessible facilities for schools, similar to the Department of Defense Education Activity process (Joint Explanatory Statement accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, P.L. 114–113); and• Expanding Self-Governance to the Department of Transportation as the Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program (TTSGP) (Section 1121 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, P.L. 114-94).

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