That is a pyrrhic victory if we don't do the appropriation bill.

I would encourage Mr. Chairman--Chairman Cochran, I would work with you and Chairman Blunt as well as our Democratic colleagues.

It's been successful. It makes a difference, but we do that because it is the exception.

I am humbled by that.

I am proud to rise today to recognize and congratulate Specialist Susan Tanui, the 2016 Army Soldier-Athlete of the Year. Specialist Tanui currently serves the soldiers at Fort Riley, Kansas, as a dental assistant. During her time in…

I appreciate the heartfelt nature of those. It was a shocking occurrence in our state and something that we highly, highly deplore.

I want to forewarn and foretell you that I will be knocking on your door as we look for ways to innovatively help tribal education certainly at this level and this particular university for the betterment of Indian people across the Nation.

The Indian Health Care Improvement Act, which stands apart from the rest of the Obamacare measures, is critical to the provision of health care throughout Indian country and must be safeguarded in any effort to change federal health care…

I want to thank this committee and our champion on this issue, Sen. Jerry Moran, for recognizing the untenable position in which this put tribal sovereigns and the quick approval of S. 63, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act.

As we work on affordable healthcare issues we ought to be very cognizant of how important this aspect and the appropriations for NIH is.

This issue is too important to let another two years go by without approval. Indian country and this successful program deserve better.

A long time before the Affordable Care Act was ever in place there was a Moran 10 Point Plan on trying to improve the access to affordable healthcare.

May I summarize that by saying that Kansans will have better opportunity for better treatment and a greater opportunity for cures in treatment of diseases?

We've paid a lot of attention to spectrum issues and want to make sure that good things are happening.

We all want it to work very quickly for the benefit of all.

Keep looking is your answer, and look everywhere.

I come from a place in which getting broadband opportunities to rural America is significantly important.

I was talking to constituents and reached a time when a very personal issue arose. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 115 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 116. =========================== NOTE…