Our goal is to move us forward and to continue moving us forward to address just what you said.

I mean, we have been so lack in it over the century that it will be years before we can all stand up and say we are where we need to be.

We can't allow it to happen.

I want to thank Chairman Simpson, who is our representative, for his continued efforts on behalf of the Shoshone-Bannock tribes, and for his efforts on salmon recovery for the Snake River.

Indian Country has been and will continue to be a bipartisan priority of this subcommittee.

It is going to take the cooperation of all sides. And I was hoping that the company, Simplot, and the tribes could get together and come to some resolution.

I didn't know that we were having trouble keeping teachers because of low pay on the reservation versus higher pay in Blackfoot and Pocatello.

Somebody once told me it doesn't matter where you stand. What matters is what direction you are headed.

If you really want to see poverty in America, let us go visit a few reservations.

One tax tool used to address the supply shortage and incentivize builders to create affordable homes is the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC).

We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union

Counties call on Congress to expand the Good Neighbor Authority (GNA) to enhance the ability of the USFS and BLM to partner with counties.

Good Neighbor Agreements strengthen the partnership with Federal land management agencies and state, county and Tribal governments.

I continue to hear from communities in Delaware--and actually outside Delaware--that need us to do a bit more.

Because safe, affordable housing is the most important foundation that families and communities can have, I urge you to support the Affordable Housing Credit and ensure that all communities throughout our country can build on this…

Any additional funding should be provided via the congressional appropriations process, as so clearly intended under the Constitution.

Unfortunately for renters and potential homeowners, the mislabeled 'Inflation Reduction Act' did nothing to address inflation and rising costs.

Cosponsoring this bill is the single most important thing each member of this committee and every member of the Senate can do to support affordable housing in your State.