The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council (SRMT) joined Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (D-CA), Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and other tribal representatives at a press conference that announced the release of the U.S. Governmental Accountability Office's report that reviewed the tribal consultation processes of 21 federal agencies. Attending the event held on May 1, 2019 at the U.S. Capital were (from left): Congressman Ruiz, First Vice-President of the National Congress of American Indians and Sault Ste. Tribe of Chippewa Indians Chairman Aaron Payment, Mescalero Apache Tribe Natural Resources Director Thora Padilla, SRMT Tribal Chief Beverly Cook, SRMT Tribal Chief Eric Thompson and SRMT Tribal Chief Michael Conners.