This is very concerning to me--that we are contracting capital.
We have not done a very good job talking about how sequestration has resulted, in a very real way, delayed maintenance that is going to cost...
I cannot begin to tell you the significance of the SBA loan guarantees in terms of innovation in our state.
I think it is very important that...deeply concerned about our deficit, deeply concerned about our opportunity.
It is critical that the American public understand that what small business does is not just create jobs.
I would encourage that type of an investment where there is already proven--a proven cost-benefit.
is there any chance of expediting some of that in a responsible way?
And I would suggest to you that the lack of enforcement of existing regulations before Dodd-Frank is a critical component to bank failures.
I consider it an ill thought-out policy response to a critical issue that the Supreme Court has said we need to take a different route on.
The job that you have is absolutely the most critical job to improving those conditions.
None of us can be happy with those statistics because they indicate a systemic problem within Indian Country and certainly with the delivery...
We have made some progress but I feel we are just beginning to get to the important work of changing and improving the Indian Health Service...
I would suggest that the ultimate measure of your success is the health of Indian people, not necessarily accreditation.
This is a critical disconnect if we are going to look at reforms.
If we had enough resources, we could do amazing things but we need to have advocacy for those resources.
Many of the Indian people who live on the reservation frequently go off using their own health insurance to receive services someplace else.
The goal is every patient who walks into the Indian Health Service should be treated with respect, dignity, excellent customer service, and ...
I think it's incredibly important. It's certainly a symbol of our country and a symbol for the world.
