Our most acute and most desperate need for housing is in Indian Country.

We must address the unique challenges faced by Native American housing.

I understand that the swap reporting compliance date is fast approaching, April 10, 2013.

We failed. You cannot look at the statistics of housing in Indian Country... and not get an acute sense of failure.

I would love to tell you that I was enormously successful, but I failed. I failed to make those programs accessible.

When you step back and you look at what children need, this is obviously a huge component of community.

I am thrilled that you are going to be at OMB. I am thrilled that you are willing to step up and take on this challenge.

I want to hear if you are willing to make a commitment to really look at those things that have been hanging fire for a long time.

if you ask any American today, they are deeply concerned about the fiscal condition of our country

I want to know what you are going to do to bypass what we call 'the beltway mentality' and to actually visit with North Dakota and American businesses.

we are mortgaging our children's future. And if we do not get a handle on it, we will not be successful into the future.

In order to get to energy security I believe we've got to find ways to empower investment.

I also want to piggyback a little bit on the discussion that Senator Johnson just had about regulatory reform.

I want to make sure that you know that... I intend to be a great friend and a great adviser to you

our expectation is that you are going to be sitting at the table, a full partner with the President

I call up the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment. The bill clerk read as follows: The Senator from North Dakota [Mr. Hoeven], for himself, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Roberts, Ms. Heitkamp…

I ask this amendment be opposed. It is an effort to prevent construction of the most studied pipeline in the history of the United States. After four environmental impact statements, every one of the reports has shown no environmental…

this amendment is a bipartisan amendment. It puts the Senate on record in support of the Keystone Pipeline project, and that is just appropriate. As I said just a minute ago, every State has approved the project. The Department of State…