Mr. President, I rise to discuss the bipartisan, bicameral 5-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration Act that we will be voting on, and I believe passing, in about one-half hour. This is the first 5-year reauthorization…

are you willing to come out and visit rural areas like areas in my State to get a firsthand knowledge of what the situation is there and listen to the people?

Chairman Hoeven, Ranking Member Udall and members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to testify today.

my small businesses are coming and saying there is no certainty to this for us.

Yeah, we need to move forward.

I think you want to take a broader look than just North Dakota.

I think it is important that we follow up.

But my point to you is that if you take this to the extreme and you eliminate regulation, we have seen that.

I completely concur in what Senator Lankford said.

One of the concerns that I have... that can change tomorrow... our job is to provide systemic, long-term certainty.

I think the Clean Power Plan was folly. I think that it was wrongly decided at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

I think that you see a business optimism that is a result of a sense that at least someone is going to listen to us about regulation.

I think it is critically important.

There needs to be a much more aggressive attitude about trying to figure out what is going on with Native kids.

We need to ensure that our policies reflect the unique needs of Native communities.

Incarcerating kids, if they are Native, for drinking and not if they are White does not seem very fair.

I knew it would be one of those of which Senator McCain would be most proud because it represented the brotherhood of warriors.

The level of frustration we all have about the lack of statistics and data is overwhelming.