"The abuse of Native American women in this country is horrendous."
"Somebody once told me it doesn't matter where you stand. What matters is what direction you are headed."
"I look forward to working with the Ranking Member Pingree to advance programs that help conserve and protect our Nation's most critical natural, cultural, and environmental resources."
"So I appreciate what you have to say, and we will certainly work with you as we try to put together a 2024 budget that isn't ridiculous."
"I didn't know that we were having trouble keeping teachers because of low pay on the reservation versus higher pay in Blackfoot and Pocatello."
"I have really enjoyed working with the Nez Perce Tribe on trying to save the salmon in the Snake River. We are going to get it done."
"It is going to take the cooperation of all sides. And I was hoping that the company, Simplot, and the tribes could get together and come to some resolution."
"I would be more than happy to work with you with the ADA because I have a close association with them."
"The reality is nobody knows yet. We don't know yet what this is going to be."
"I want to thank Chairman Simpson, who is our representative, for his continued efforts on behalf of the Shoshone-Bannock tribes, and for his efforts on salmon recovery for the Snake River."
"We can't allow it to happen."