I believe a comprehensive assessment of IHS is necessary first, as a necessary first step to making calculated and systemic changes at IHS.

This bill's strong bipartisan support gives me hope that we can solve this problem for tribal communities that we represent in the very near future.

We must do better if we genuinely want the Internet of Things to be a reality for rural connectivity.

What companies need is sustainable, reliable funding and investment.

I worry that unless we act aggressively and with purpose now, rural America will be stuck with the Internet of nothing.

This is not sustainable for rural healthcare providers, and it's not fair to patients in rural communities.

I want to start by thanking my Republican colleague from Maine, Senator Susan Collins, for her work on this legislation. In addition to her excellent work on the Intelligence Committee, her experience in homeland security and critical…

We support the prompt passage of the STOP Act and thank the Committee for its attention to this important matter.

We urge the prompt passage of the STOP Act and thank the Committee for its attention to this important matter.

I think we need to be careful about what doors we are opening today because we will not be able to undo this once a substantial reserve is found.

You said this is the sacred place where life begins.

Our people think of this place as the heart, you know.

We urge the prompt passage of the STOP Act and thank the Committee for its attention to this important matter.

the Majority's plan could very well force big cuts to the Indian Health Service and the Bureau of Indian Education.

Congress must be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. Yes, we can pass a bipartisan tax package and yes, we can fully fund our tribal trust obligations at the same time.

That is a very good suggestion.

Congress first passed the Indian Employment Tax Credit to create jobs in tribal communities but this important tax credit expired in 2016.

This is nothing short of the constitutional obligation of Congress to regulate trade among the Indian Nations.