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Chairman Thune, you've been instrumental in addressing the rail concerns of our industry including the service related issues in 2014 and now with enactment of STB reform.

We particularly thank you, Senator Thune, for the March 31 letter that was sent to all three members of the STB welcoming the Board's steps to complete rulemaking for data collection.

We understand that there needs to be a balance between the financial health of the railroads so that they are able to maintain the current system and invest in the facilities and at the same time protect consumers from excessive costs.

Can we protect critical infrastructure if it is under a cyberattack?

In July, for example, the President approved something called the Presidential Policy Directive on Cyberincident Coordination, PPD-41.

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Coats), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Cochran), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from Texas (Mr…

Would you support repealing IPAB to protect providers and beneficiaries who would be faced with these arbitrary cuts?

Being from a rural state, I am always contemplating how changes to reimbursement are going to impact rural providers.

The FTC has referred to aspects of the NPRM as, 'not optimal.'

We appreciate Rep. Noem's initiative to take action in response to failures in the provision of health care in the Great Plains area.

IHS must meet the same quality, safety, and operational standards as all other hospitals.

We believe this would work well for holding IHS accountable to its consultation requirements.

Representative Noem recently introduced H.R. 5437 to implement such a program, and we suggest that the provisions of H.R. 5437 be incorporated into H.R. 5406 to require random drug testing not just for IHS management, but for all IHS…

I want to pass a bill that fixes problems and that everybody can get behind and recognize is a huge change.

I know we don't move as fast as people would like.

We appreciate Rep. Noem and the subcommittee's efforts to address the systemic issues which have persisted in the Great Plains region.

The Oglala Sioux Tribe thanks Chairman Young, Ranking Member Ruiz, members of the subcommittee and, in particular, Representative Noem for their leadership on this issue.

How can I trust them with the safety and care of the 122,000 tribal members in the Great Plains?