Our goal is to get these platforms removed, not give them a new lease on life.

If this were to become law, the overall funding provided for in Indian Affairs would be lower than any level in the last 15 years--15 years.

I did say that the lack of leadership currently in this administration has actually made things worse in the region.

This committee really prides itself from working on a bipartisan way.

last year, I introduced H.R. 3261, the North Korea Follow the Money Act. It is a simple bipartisan bill that requires a national intelligence estimate on North Korea's revenue sources.

So either stealing from us, directly from us, or shutting down our commerce.

Absolutely. That is why I think it is critical for us to, at the very least, Mr. Chairman, try to get a hearing on this bill, once again, H.R. 3261.

Pray for the best, but plan for the worst.

Thank you again for inviting me to participate in this very important hearing right here in California, the Port of Los Angeles.

Modernization is a good thing for any government agency bureaucracy, or whatever you want to call it.

We have to be pretty realistic that this regime that we are dealing with is willing to do anything, put its people and the entire world at risk in order to achieve what they ultimately want to achieve.