We are spending energy talking about raising the minimum wage when we have got great-paying jobs out there.

What bothers me is that they just don't seem to want to know what you are thinking. How do we solve whatever problem we have here, and so they create all this uncertainty, and everyone is up in arms about it because you are talking about a lot of money here that could be spent, that folks--things are tight everywhere, and folks are--it is tough.

When you are under the kind of budget situation that we meet with our region 6 and they talk about their tightness of resources all the time, and when you come out with a rule like this that is going to require more, sometimes it is better off if they would take a step back and try to figure out something that makes more sense and really hit the ground with something that will work.

I do think the SNAP program is essential to feed families, but I also know that, somehow, it needs to prime the pump and not be the pump.

I ran on the basis that Washington was too big and it really did too much, and it really impeded the private sector from growing.

We encourage Congress to make the Hunger Free Communities a stand-alone component of the farm bill with mandatory funding to increase the capacity of states developing innovative partnerships.

Mr. Chairman, unequivocally yes, it is a high priority for the tribes.

We need to step back and reflect on what the Congress intended in terms of empowering tribal governments.

It is definitely an honor to come before the Committee again and to share our thoughts and views of the countless tribes that we represent and advocate for their sovereignty and their rights as governments in our American political system.

We really do believe that the Congress needs to fix this thing and fix it quickly.