I think the role of government is to ensure that the data and information is scientifically sound, reliable, and available, and then make that available to public entities like all of us.

I've been working with a colleague of mine on making sure that we are able to have health savings accounts that are robust enough to help cover those costs.

I have to wonder how much of this is generational, because I think in our generation, we didn’t have the ability to shop.

I am extremely proud to live in a country where we've got a variety of different constitutional protections that ensure that landowners have lots of ability to have a say in what goes on in their community.

As organizations working to protect and restore water resources throughout the four States of the Delaware River Watershed, the undersigned members of the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed request $10 million in fiscal year 2019…

What is the strategy here? Because they are not seeing that this is a winning strategy with China to just wait things out.

That time is clearly of the essence here.

there have been many words that have been spoken about our friend, Senator John McCain, and I want to join with the many words and the tributes that have been shared in the recent days since his passing. We all know the background. We all…

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When you think about what new housing brings in terms of lower costs, because of just better build and efficiency, dealing with the overcrowding, dealing with the disease aspect of it, because I think we recognize, when you don't have a…

I took him out here to show him that his one-size-fits-all approach wasn't going to work in Alaska.

We all know that housing is more than just a structure, and how it impacts the social issues and the well-being of our families is important.

I think it is significant, talking about the construction challenges.

I think that is something we see throughout the State, the levels of mold when you don't have adequate ventilation.

People would say, you have all this land, why don't you just build houses everywhere.

We have a restriction on IHS' ability to serve new homes that were built using grants from HUD housing.

Do we have any programs within the school that might be considered vocational education, actually helping to build put this workforce?

Thank you for ensuring that we do have the voice of the young people. You are really the future.

I think that this is probably, perhaps most certainly, the very first ever Congressional hearing that has been held in Savoonga, Alaska.

That is a hard reality, I agree.

Thank you for raising that.

This is not just here in Savoonga, but throughout the State of Alaska. The transportation costs, the high cost of living within the area contribute to the reality that has made it very difficult to do more than bring on one or two units at…

How does overcrowding impact emergency preparedness?

It limits your ability to ensure that when you have a home built, it is a whole home.

I'll never forget the first time I visited here. It was 2009 and I flew out here with Education Secretary Arne Duncan.