sovereignty should mean something.

We are subsidizing drugs for other countries through the high prices we pay here to support the research and development.

Fighting forest fires, particularly in the West, has become a billion-dollar problem.

These cuts would significantly reduce funding for tribal education programs and social services. This is unacceptable, and it is a betrayal of our trust responsibilities to tribes.

I fully understand the responsibility of the Executive Branch, as well as the responsibility of Congress.

The budget does not favor one energy solution over another, nor does it favor extraction over non-extraction.

I am absolutely committed to making sure that every kid has a great education, in particular, to some of our Indian nations.

If we want to balance the budget, this is a starting point of what a balanced budget would look like.

This budget would be devastating to our national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands, and it betrays the Secretary's trust responsibility to Native tribes.

Ma'am, I don't drag my feet. I just, I don't operate that way. As far as the law goes, I support the law, as we all should, that's my obligation to do so.

If you are going to operate on public land, then the public should have a say because we are all stewards of our public lands.

the budget balances fiscally in a 10-year program.

I suppose I should not be surprised the Administration is proposing to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.

I would be honored to accept your invitation. And I will be out there in--one thing good about this job is you see a lot of beautiful country and you meet a lot of great, great people. I'll commit to go out there, and I'll commit to work…

The budget gives us a very clear indication of President Trump's and Secretary Zinke's priorities.

My intention, so you know, is we're going to rewrite the rule and go through the complete public process on it because both you and I agree on this issue that flaring is a waste.

This is our nation's most successful land conservation program, which 85 Senators voted to make permanent just last year.

Well, we're looking at long-term funding.