I do think that the housing goes hand-in-hand with those responsibilities.

We warned the American people. We warned our colleagues this was going to create inflationary fires, and lo and behold, it did.

I have major concerns with the rule overall.

People do not understand the housing challenges in Indian Country. Many folks back here do not understand the trust responsibilities we have to Native Americans.

I remember being in this very room... when we had this fight about is it smart, is it the right thing to unleash another nearly $2 trillion into the economy.

I have major concerns with the rule overall.

I hear that as I travel around the State of Montana.

We warned the American people. We warned our colleagues this was going to create inflationary fires, and lo and behold, it did.

It has always been very, very difficult to get NAHASDA passed, and it is something that is very, very important, and we need to get it funded at a level that will work.

If we really want to address any issue--I do not care if it is schools, law enforcement, housing, the list is quite long, especially for those large land-based Tribes--then we need to figure out ways to empower Tribes to do that and…

These public lands don't-- there is no revenue coming off of them because the radical environmentalists have shut down the industry.

These public lands don't-- there is no revenue coming off of them because the radical environmentalists have shut down the industry.

today, I want to honor the life and service of a distinguished Montanan and Vietnam war veteran who recently passed, Edward Merle Wrzesinski. Ed was a native son of Montana. He was born on the October 27, 1945, in Roundup. He was raised on…

I think the point Senator King made, that closing down a rest home is not a higher outcome necessarily.

It is obvious that we have more work to do to be able to meet that obligation.

That is an issue that Senator King talked about and Senator Cramer, too.

We must also focus on caregiver support and recognize the vital role caregivers play in the well-being of a veteran.

So for a number of reasons, in Montana, not having anything to do with CMS, we have, I think, lost 11 rest homes.