I would urge you to look very heavily at this issue of retaliation, because, unfortunately, the effect of it is, less survivors come forward.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Prior to coming up here and starting this new day job, I spent 28 years in the private sector.

I think it probably is some value add.

I am just always a little skeptical of this town where they just want to create some activity.

We want to make sure that it is work where you can work one job and be able to care for your family.

Fewer Americans are going into bankruptcy because of medical crises.

Tax credits are helping people afford coverage.

Folks who have been paying into health care for a long time are finally guaranteed they are getting what they are paying for.

I will not go into that; I know you are familiar with the----

Mr. President, yesterday the President of the United States released his budget. Unfortunately, it looks like the same old failed, top-down policies of the past. It is a government-knows-best approach that clings to more taxes, more…

It seems that the focus to move providers and payers to electronic health records should include the IHS and their relationship with private providers.

I appreciate that. I wanted to hear you commit to ensuring that the communication improves and that these inquiries get responded to in a more timely way.

Home ownership is about shelter and about human dignity.

We have courts on reservations in Montana that need to have the right foreclosure process.

Access to capital is essential for economic development in Indian Country.

The Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act, I believe, is an important law to facilitate access to housing for Native American communities.

I met with the Northern Cheyenne Tribe yesterday in my office and heard about how important access to home mortgages is and how difficult it is.

I think we have a committee here that can act on this and let's get this problem fixed.