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Mike Johanns is a former United States Senator from Nebraska, serving from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the position of Secretary of Agriculture under President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2007. Johanns has a background in law and public service, having served as the Governor of Nebraska from 1999 to 2005. His tenure in the Senate included work on agricultural policy and issues related to rural development. Johanns is known for his commitment to supporting farmers and ranchers during his time in office.
I think if I would have gotten a letter like that, I would have, first of all, fainted and, once revived, I would have called my Inspector General, my General Counsel, my Deputy, and the White House and everybody else under the sun to say…
The Federal Government, with this agency that is supposed to protect the public, failed miserably.
You know, and I do not know if I should be reassured by that or not, because what you have just described for me is massive, complete, total bureaucratic incompetence.
Fifty-billion dollars plus got out the back door before this thing collapsed.
You know, that is the other part that I take away from your report, that, boy, this was, when you really came down to it, kind of a no-brainer.
The Federal Government blew it. What is their remedy? Where do they go from here?
The suicide statistics in Indian Country would have to concern anyone. They deeply concern me.
One effective way to reach these youth who are often in remote locations is through tele-medicine.
I want to issue my strongest, without reservation, support of S. 1635, the Seventh Generation Promise: Indian Youth Suicide Prevention Act of 2009.
Native American young people have the highest suicide rate of any population group in the United States.
Alarmingly, the rate of suicide amongst Indian children in the northern Great Plains is 10 times higher, 10 times higher than the national average.
Well, if you are the one going broke--and, believe me, dairy is not making any money at the moment, quite the opposite. Pork is really getting hammered. Beef has not been good for a couple of years. Call it what you want. This is not a…
Yes. And if you are the irrigator and you are buying electricity, they are going to pay more, right?
It is so important that we get this right. We are going to have a generational chance to do just that.
I definitely want the medical schools to be engaged in whatever occurs in terms of a planning process
We have to make sure we are not just focused on today, that we are focused on what those needs are going to be for your members as they age.
I am confident in saying that and I am going to be very insistent that you and Paralyzed Veterans are heard on that.
I must admit, I did not realize that that was an issue facing paralyzed veterans, and that is exactly why you are here, to flesh that out for us.
We appreciate the effort of this Committee to look into the situation in Omaha to see whether the current hospital is sufficient to meet the needs of Nebraska's veterans.
We all agree that VA is the best source of care for our Nation's veterans, especially when it comes to specialized care, such as SCI.
I would be very, very interested in hearing the perspective of some of the good people that you work with and how they feel about how things are going here and what their hopes and dreams for the future are.
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