Indian Country's interest in agribusiness is real and growing.

Ensuring tribal sovereignty is a key aspect of what we do here in this Committee. That is something I take very seriously.

I know you will be fighting for all those ideas on the Ag Committee.

I think it is up to all of us to safeguard the First Amendment.

Technology companies cannot solve this alone. But they must do more.

It's crucial that we support initiatives that empower Native American agriculture.

I think everybody who has discussed this believes that ISIS is going to morph into one thing or another over time, and so how does this not become an unending war?

I think it would be important to have them here and have them with the American people.

I think we should continue our investigations here in the Congress both in private security briefings.

The Trump administration has reversed a variety of steps to improve ties made by the previous administration.

President Trump expressed his desire to find ways to expand rural broadband access while speaking at the American Farm Bureau.

Every year, we come back before the subcommittee and hear the same issues raised repeatedly.

While many of the funding levels are lower than I would like, I do appreciate that this budget proposal makes investing in national forest management needs its top priority.

Without adequate funding for road maintenance and construction, the agency will be unable to provide necessary access for timber purchasers while also meeting legally required environmental standards.

I am pleased that this administration recognizes the problem, and look forward to working with the Forest Service and the Office of Management and Budget to address this issue during this budget cycle in a fiscally responsible and…

those kinds of things cause a lot of bitterness, and that is why I think, you know, rather than waiting until the next President, a year from now we have the 116th Congress coming in.

Reforming the Senate rules is something I have been talking about and working on since I joined the body in 2009.

Let us be clear. One of the biggest problems with this administration's nominees is that they have proven through the Senate's normal vetting process to be unqualified, even to the majority.