Are you willing to support that and help us institute that?
I think that is a very important piece.
But, I want to confirm what Mr. Dourado said about Canada.
I think many people on this panel understand the contribution that North Dakota is making to this entire industry.
There is no question about it. In other cases, it is a lack of accountability.
Anything you can do to make sure IHS, working with the tribes, gets payment out to those health care providers on a timely basis is not only...
As you know, there have been serious problems at the IHS facilities in the Great Plains region.
I am very concerned about any reductions to the support for crop insurance. That is the number one risk-management tool for our farmers.
Thank you for your work on behalf of our farmers and ranchers.
I would point out that since 2008, $12 billion has been taken out of crop insurance support.
We want to make the farm bill as farmer-friendly as possible.
I think there are a lot of programs across the Federal Government that have not contributed as much in terms of help with finding savings as...
I think that is critically important, that we look beyond NAHASDA and look beyond what we are doing right now.
I hope the National Congress can work with us to get out the message.
We have to change how we approach it and we have to look at a system that really treats the family.
If we are not pursuing state-of-the-art treatment options, then we are going to fail.
I will kind of warn you that I will continue to be a broken record as it relates to trauma as a potential path forward for change.
This has basically ballooned into a full-blown, absolute, horrible crisis, especially in Indian Country but across the Country.
