When I was a Commander at SEAL Team Six, I can tell you I was never the best jumper, diver, explosives expert, but I always knew who was. I was able to surround myself with, I think, the greatest team that this country could muster. I feel…

I thank Senator Sullivan. I am not sure whether to call him Senator Sullivan or United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Sullivan, but his humility as a soldier, as someone who served in the United States Marine Corps leads me to brag…

This is my bill. It passed this committee 21 to 3, that's a pretty good shot.

Congress has spoken very loudly on that and very clearly on that, and I hope you would respect at least our guidance there as you deliberate on where that line should be drawn.

In March of this year, the U.S. House passed the Small Business Broadband Deployment Act. If was a vote of 411 to zero.

I say thank you to Senator McCaskill. The Senator from Missouri is right. Folks in this country are sick and tired of Congress not doing its job. I was just on the radio a few minutes ago and the radio announcer said: You know you guys…

The federal government has a responsibility to uphold its commitments to tribal nations.

I think this is a good discussion to have and talk about the challenges. And I appreciate you, Mr. Chairman, bringing up climate change because it's occurring whether we want to deny it or not, it's happening.

We passed the Veterans First Act out of the Committee unanimously 125 days ago. We have yet to deal with it on the floor.

the issue that Senator Moran brought up is totally unacceptable.

You give me the tools that I need to work with and then get out of the road and let me go.

It is a complicated issue. I don't think any of us fully understand the impacts.

we have got to get the Veterans First Act passed. We just do.

I believe it would be a major step forward toward fulfilling the promise of restoring tribal homelands first made by the Federal Government over 80 years ago.

Would you agree that we have some work to do to get the faith and trust back of many of our veterans out there?

I look forward to working with the Chairman and anybody on both sides, and our Native American friends, to make sure that when we get done we have something that actually makes it better.

Do you see this as a tool that would help Tribes with their self-determination, with their sovereignty, and with their ability to serve their citizens?

I come from Montana. Those are large land-based Tribes up there.