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It is time for us, the tribes, to decide how these language programs will operate.

The one other thing that you mentioned that is very important to me is maintaining the languages.

We requested that everything go back to the BIA. Nothing against the Department of Justice, but they are not into construction at all.

Every child deserves an education and in conditions that are safe.

I was very disappointed in the President's budget, not just this president, previous presidents also, that there was actually no request for any new schools construction in Indian country.

Yes, the infrastructure itself does need some pretty deep renovations, and it does--it is highly inadequate.

Well, that is good to hear, because one of the things I heard repeatedly when this debate was going on, when we first did this, from companies was that they are willing to pay more in fees and stuff.

I have got to tell you, you brought up a very important issue. I know it is important to me, it is important to Representative McCollum and I think every member on this committee, and that is invasive species.

We have to be more thoughtful in how we preserve that Mall because it would be a shame not to protect the investment.

There are no sacrifice zones on the National Mall.

We are putting hundreds of millions of dollars into fixing up America's front yard. That is the National Mall.

We are rapidly approaching the September 2015 deadline to determine whether it warrants listing or not.

It is a big problem around this country.

I am concerned about making things illegal or valueless that had value when they were originally purchased.

We are going to use the appropriated dollars to go after poachers, to work on demand reduction both here in the United States and in other countries.

Would it not be better to use the appropriated dollars to go after the poachers and stopping the illicit trade in ivory?

It is my understanding that the United States has banned commercial importation of ivory for decades, so what we are talking about here is not restricting illegal commerce and endangered species but banning anyone from selling an item that…

We need to work together to come up with a plan so that we know what we are doing to attack these invasive species.