The BIA law enforcement officer shortage must be addressed.

Thank you for your work on the Dakota Access Pipeline, and for being open and willing to work with us on that.

Thank you for your help on this multi-State, very important flood protection project, and innovative public-private partnership.

I just want to ask if you support those carbon capture demonstration projects, and are committed to seeing them through, because it is a huge endeavor, a huge undertaking.

We had a hearing in North Dakota last year where we talked about law enforcement on the reservation.

How do you grow the Defense Department to compete with the technologies being developed by Russia and China if our defense spending is less than inflation?

This budget increases defense spending less than inflation, increases nondefense spending by 16 percent.

This tax-and-spend budget will break the back of our economy and will destroy future generations' ability to achieve the American dream.

The real problem with the budget is on the defense side.

I rise today to honor the 100th anniversary of the Kiwanis Club of Minot, ND, as well as the 100-year birthdays of two Kiwanis members, ND, constituents, Mr. Lynn Aas and Mr. John Sinn. Since its founding on May 27, 1921, the Kiwanis Club…

I rise to mark Military Appreciation Month and to pay tribute to the many military members and veterans who have sacrificed in service to our Nation. This month provides an opportunity to show our immense gratitude to all those who have…

it is a great honor for me today to recognize a North Dakota legend who is celebrating his 100th birthday on June 4. Lynn Aas, of Minot, is one of our State's most treasured residents. With his engaging personality and deep commitment to…

It is easy to say that more dollars will help save the language. That is a true statement, as simple as that is.

Anything we can do to renew and revitalize what it means to use the language every day we should do.

I think there is a big potential bipartisan compromise, perhaps more funding for much more aggressive permitting reforms.

I think the work that has been done is remarkable.

Anything that Congress can do and the Federal agencies can do, the relevant agencies can do, to help support the creation of a way for Native speakers to make a living speaking their language.

Showing us those metrics is going to be very important.