MOAA strongly supports S. 666.

I mean, there are blankets over every door because it is so cold in the winter, and I think it is a disgrace.

FRA supports the 'Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act' (S. 666), sponsored by Sen. Al Franken (Minn.) that intends to improve the disability claims backlog.

Education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty in Indian Country.

I would like to specifically thank Senator Franken for his tireless efforts to assist the Band in addressing our priorities.

That school needs to be torn down, am I right, and a new school built there?

When Senator Tester, the ranking member, talked about woeful levels of funding in Indian Country on education, the Leech Lake School, the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School is an example of a school I visited a few weeks ago.

I agree with Senator Heitkamp that we have failed you and that child.

We need to build you a new school there with a lab in it.

In 2013 I was a co-sponsor of the Chair's Critical Minerals Policy Act, and I believe that bill was able to strike a balance between supporting domestic critical mineral production and doing so in an environmentally responsible way.

We need to continue, to make sure that mining activities which are vital to local economies are carried out in a manner that is consistent with protecting the public health, welfare, safety, our national security and the environment of the…

the standalone broadband problem

I think this is very important, and I really came around to working with our patent holder companies.

I also want to thank Senator Coons for his work.

I do not know if anyone has brought out this stat, but there were more cases filed by patent trolls in 1 month, in January 2015, than in the entire year of 2004.

Thank you, Chairman Roberts and Ranking Member Stabenow for holding this important hearing to review the child nutrition programs in advance of our work to reauthorize the program.

I worked hard in the last reauthorization to strengthen local wellness policies, to update the nutrition standards for child care centers and after-school programs, and also to ensure that vending machines and a la carte choices would not…

I think we all know how important schools are to our kids' nutrition.