you currently cowrote a piece about leonard peltier. >> it is important to point out first of all leonard peltier is a product of the federal indian boarding school system. he -- his name was mentned in the prs conferce yesrday on this particar initiive. in effect, also important to point out during her tenure as a congresswoman for new mexico, deb haaland was a strident advocate for leonard peltier's release. we are seeing a growing momentum around the question of leonard peltier's continued unjt imprisonment and the obama administration had an opportunitto correct the course of history in releasing leonard peltier or granting him clemency because that is the only option on the table right now for his release. but hes an elder, an indian elder to his community. turtle mntain h a plan in place so that once he is released, his housing and is taken in by the community self yo hav representate ruth buffalho was ufor reection w has beea strint advoce foreonard peltr,ho tks to leonard peltie on a weekly basis. so you have this massive support from indian country, from elected officials, to tri

what is your position on clemency for leonard peltier? >> this is a matter that goes into applications, goes to the pardon attorney. pardon attorney makes recommendations to the attorney general to the president. and, so i'm not going to comment on that now. >> can you comment on where we are in the process? >> i assume, but don't know if an application has been made. i actually don't even know whether -- i've read about this in the press, so i don't know anything more about it than whatever it in the press. >> and this does across your desk? >> certainly not as an initial or even secondary matter. this goes to the pardon attorney and then the deputy attorney general. i'm not saying i wouldn't be involved, but it certainly has not crossed my desk. >> thank you very much. >> thank you senator schatz. senator capito? >> thank you, thank you attorney general for being with us today. i just want to begin with expressing my deep concern about the flow of fentanyl into the country from the southern border. senator manchin mentioned west virgini