I hope this is a stepping off place to do that.

I fear that we can make lots of adjustments to the criminal justice system, but we are still going to have it as a de facto environment for institutional care for this population.

The most important thing, I would say tribal leadership taking the lead. They are already taking ownership for problems.

SNAP is critical to ending childhood hunger.

Much of the data about the work requirement's impact on hunger does not exist.

we have to be clear, and that is why I want the data. So it isn't politically driven, it is data driven.

I spend a lot of time, really, talking about the conditions in New Mexico, which, given your research, and some of your--particularly, Dr. Chilton, some references that there are concerns about states like New Mexico, who have had waivers…

SNAP is a food program, not a jobs program.

the issue of hunger ought to be a bigger deal in this Congress than it is.

Cutting them off from SNAP only makes hunger worse.

I think American ingenuity can solve many problems like these. We just need to get more innovators and researchers to focus.

I plan to introduce legislation in the Senate soon that is a companion to the House-passed Science Prize Competition Act.

I could not agree more with what others have said. It has been very insightful, and I think if we just worked with each other and took a little guidance from you, we could really make a difference on some of these issues.

I could not agree with you more in terms of NIH being woefully underfunded, and also we need the oversight to make sure there is the credibility there.

I think we could be doing more to encourage other agencies to consider this approach to problem solving.

We need to be investing in the National Science Foundation's work to fund basic research at universities and that kind of activity across the country.

I think today's hearing is a good opportunity to have a conversation about Federal trust responsibility and how that looks for the future.

I want to thank you for holding a public hearing on this topic and giving us an opportunity to discuss these issues.