"You have a tough job here today."
"So as the drought continued, why didn't the Forest Service take more decisive action?"
"I am disappointed by the fiscal year 2018 budget proposal for the Indian Health Service, which would cut the Agency's budget by $301 million."
"We need to deal with that as far as what is the future of that."
"the rain is great, but I suspect there is going to be more forest fires because we are going to have a lot more brush that can burn"
"We believe the Forest Service needs to impose certainly more discipline in the accounting, budgeting, and management processes."
"Enacting $54 billion in non-defense program cuts in one Fiscal Year is an untenable proposition."
"The Clean Air Act is very important to me, and certainly my State, and certainly my area."
"However, it caused lasting effects for the forests and expected to permanently alter forest cover in some areas."
"Obviously education is extremely important, and I cannot think of anything more important than education throughout Indian Country, or throughout the rest of the country."
"I can assure you that your voices are heard by this subcommittee."