The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council submitted testimony as the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies holds hearings on the Environmental Protection Agency's Fiscal Year 2018 budget. Pictured are Chief Beverly Cook and Chief Eric Thompson with Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-CA), center. Along with Sub-Chief Michael Conners, Tribal Council has been lobbying federal officials and agencies in voicing environmental injustice at Akwesasne and urging the federal government to uphold its fiduciary responsibility to Indian Country.