What I can say is, I favor tribal sovereignty, and if the problem is within the tribes, then the members of the tribes a...
So if the Congress asks for documentation about a grant and a tribe doesn't give the Congress that information, does it ...
This money was supposed to go to help, I believe, 53 homes; 53 homes were in the grant.
I look forward to moving forward with regard to far more transparency, which Ms. Gokee has committed to, and I know that...
So it has gone from 8 to now 21 homes.
Because this is about people, this is about families, this is about children; and that is not partisan, that's American.
no one deserves to live in the conditions we saw today, no one.
I want to know if you are going to answer my last question, which was to you and to Ms. Gokee, will you provide me the d...
I have asked for documents about how this money was spent, and I know there has been a campaign and an election on trans...
And I have told you, Ms. Gokee and Mr. Montano, I want to make sure this money was spent well.
I appreciate Chairman Taylor for committing to making sure we have an inter-governmental relationship that we can build ...
Absolutely.
I want to be crystal clear on that, it was $110,000 to $170,000 a home; is that what you are saying?
But if it was only $60,000, which was at the high end, there are a lot more homes that we could remediate and a lot more...
But if we can't advocate and say, this money has been spent in an appropriate fashion, how do I ask for more?
Let me see if those of us who believe in tribal self-determination, the issues that we have heard about down at the othe...
One of the constitutional obligations and duties of the Congress is to do oversight.
I have answered the call that tribal members had to fight for their homes, to fight for their health.
