We would like to see VAWA expanded to be able to enforce tribal jurisdiction over non-tribal members.

Thank you, Chairman Hoeven, for holding today's important hearing.

Just recently, I received a statutorily required report that was due in 2012, five years late.

I am very excited to have this happening in my lifetime. I see that it could work better.

Both of the Chairman's bills are a step in the right direction.

I know I heard Senator Tester talk about tribal correction facility issues in Montana.

That is a gap in terms of the special jurisdiction and the way it works.

this amendment calls for legislation to fully and permanently fund the Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program. Senator Heinrich and I have long called for this solution. Rural counties in New Mexico and other States across the West and across…

Thank you, Madam President, for the recognition. Madam President, today I wish to talk a little bit about something very obscure that is buried in this budget bill, but it is something that is very, very important to me. First, before I…

Well, it is not emerging. It emerged.

I mean, the chairman has been asking for an overall plan for I do not know how long.

I ask unanimous consent that Melanie Thornton, a congressional fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the 115th Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I agree wholeheartedly. You should not limit yourself to responding in kind with the same level of--or with the same toolbox.

I rise to oppose this deeply flawed budget that is terrible for America and particularly harmful to working families. The Republican plan that we face today is a budget-busting first step toward issuing massive tax breaks to special…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Johnson). Without objection, it is so ordered.

Together, they ushered in a new era for tribal self determination with a law that continues to provide economic opportunities to Indian Country.

I do not think we should ever want to hear the excuse that tribes are doing well with gaming, now we do not need to help them anymore.

It affirmed the tribes' right to regulate gaming on tribal lands.