Let me just say cogent policy.
I think it is short of perhaps what we are going to need to do in a very aggressive way in the future.
But you know, what I observe is folks in the Administration just watching all of this. I do not see that the Administrat...
But to suggest that the Administration is not focused on those issues as a major priority would be a complete injustice.
I think we do this country a great disservice.
I think the market system is really, really wonderful, I mean really terrific.
I will do that. Careful what you ask for.
It is very important to make the right choices. And I think Indian education is very important.
But the distinction here is you are using the word 'program,' not project. The OMB described this program as not meeting...
We want this funded. We want it funded now.
the NAWS program, which is, as I said, under construction, is anything other than a stellar program and the continuation...
Well, let me understand this because when a project is underway or under construction, and the groundbreaking has taken ...
And for anybody to suggest to me that because there are fewer people in North Dakota that it somehow does not quite meas...
If we have to tighten our belt, and I believe we do, I believe we are going to have to cut some Federal spending.
I feel very strongly about tribal colleges, UTTC, about NAWS and some other issues.
We have got to adequately fund firefighting and fire suppression and preparedness, and this is not the case in these bud...
It is not the right choice to de-fund United Tribes Technical College.
I am deeply concerned with the way the administration has prioritized its scarce resources.
