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In order to maintain a safe and engaging experience for the vast areas of BLM land, I recommend appropriating $69.4 million this fiscal year.

That is why I submit to you that $475 million in discretionary funding should be appropriated for the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

So I think the expansion of the joint venture program would go a long way toward systematically replacing aging facilities.

One thing I do realize is how important the Appropriations Committee's annual check on our Nation's priorities is through the power of the purse.

I think expanding that provides that we can continue to keep up with adequate facilities for the safety of the staff.

I think it is imperative that this year we address that.

The arts are critical to our culture, education, and our economy.

Eliminating the NEA would, in essence, eliminate investment by the American government in the curiosity and intelligence of its citizens.

I appreciate the opportunity to testify before you. I would like to thank all of the members of the subcommittee for your important work, and hope this Fiscal Year's bill is as good as the excellent legislation passed out last year.

I also believe, as do many of my western colleagues--that the subcommittee should consider including language similar to that of my colleague, Mr. Simpson, his H.R. 167 from the previous session, that would make large forest fires eligible…

The failure to reauthorize this program would severely undermine the promising progress UIHPs have made against diabetes.

The Federal Government's trust responsibility extends beyond reservation borders.

Taking money from Tribes who are also underfunded is not the answer.

IHS is still significantly underresourced and usually funded at between 50 and 60 percent of need.

I must convey our profound appreciation for the funding increase for urban Indian healthcare which was included in the fiscal year 2017 bill.

I wanted to address the Committee on a program that has worked very well in my rural district in upstate New York, the USDA Circuit Rider Program, to enhance rural water systems around our State and around our Nation.

While this program is small, it is integral to ensuring clean water in rural areas.

Circuit Riders were the first on the scene and worked with the village over the course of a week, in conjunction with local operators, to flush the entire system and clear out large amounts of PFOA.