But there's a problem. Despite White House promises, working families aren't better off, and another hearing won't change that.

We need to connect our economy and invest in rural areas as opposed to just say to rural people they should move to the cities.

It was a massive waste of resources when workers could least afford it and when we should have been investing in our people and communities.

Rather than turning the clock back and again allowing insurance companies to deny coverage to those with pre-existing conditions, as the Trump administration is trying to do, we need to build on recent gains to make health care more…

It is the smallest tribes that probably have the greatest need.

I would like to see you in an affirmative relationship rather than asking them, you assisting them and working with HHS and the Department of Justice to get this done.

the lack of comprehensive, easily accessible data on Native youth in the Federal justice system is, frankly, appalling to me.

Do you help with the grant writing? That has been one of the big problems, the lack of resources to hire grant writing.

It seems to me your agents specifically do what he was talking about in the discussion between the two witnesses here.

John was a leading voice on many issues throughout his decades of public service.

He was internationally known for his stances on human rights and government oppression around the globe.

The challenges faced by Native youth in the justice system are significant and require our attention.

One of the points I was making here is by using cultural knowledge and traditional practices, many Native youth have been able to successfully reintegrate back into tribal communities and heal their trauma and what they have been through.

He was also a leading voice for Indian Country.

I would focus on what you talked about, the smaller tribes that are having the biggest problem.

John's outsized presence in the United States Senate and this Committee will surely be missed, but his enduring legacy will guide us for years to come.

I would like to see the government measure how economic growth is distributed across households at different levels in the economy.

I am still looking for those poor who feel like they have really done great in the last 20 years, but I do appreciate your point.