03/09/2011
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"I want to thank you for your advocacy over the last few years to help get those staffing packages during difficult budget climates."
"Thank you."
"It is impossible for me to overstate the significance of the Indian Health Service to the people of my State."
"It has been over 5 years since we have done a hearing on the IHS budget, so this hearing is long overdue."