Jerry Moran

As many people fought so hard and particularly Mr. Cole to get Indians included in the protection and then that program is eliminated.

The ultimate outcome is of course reducing the disparities in mortality or death rates.

A 5 percent cut in Indian health programs is not what the American taxpayer would want done.

Native Americans suffer sickness and disease at far greater rates than other Americans.

I do not know about you, but I may not be around.

As Representative Moran pointed out, investment alone is not sufficient in managing our infrastructure.

I think we both agree on the objective of making our water cleaner and safer for everyone.

I do not think there really is one side or the other, and that is one of the reasons for this hearing.

Well, yes, if it is okay with the chairman. I am just kind of a little stunned that where we are cutting back on everything else and here we are getting ourselves involved in these cases all over the country, clearly on the wrong side of…

Fifteen DOMA cases. So this is challenging a State who wants to depart from DOMA?

It just seems like an awful lot of money. How has that $3 million been spent.

We have to deal with Russia. We have to deal with Putin.

The relationship with Russia is an extraordinarily important one.

$10 million seems a lot in a small appropriations bill, but it is kind of a pittance in terms of what it produces

This was a program that was envisioned by people such as Senator Ted Stevens and others, had bipartisan support when it was established

I am glad we have moved beyond that.

I understand that you purchase electricity.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

So unless there is new revenue coming in, or a change in the structure of those programs, then there will be no money for discretionary programs.

Dr. Elmendorf, I appreciate your service and the service that CBO provides the Congress, because you enable us to make more informed judgments.

I would like know what the plan is.

It is embarrassing in so many circumstances in which we don't do our work, don't pass a budget, don't do appropriation bills, continue to pass continuing resolutions.

Unless you release the CUP funding, the central utility plant funding, within the next week, the contracts expire.

You took a very significant step and authorized the transfer of real estate from the State of Kansas to the Federal Government.

It is well past time for this Congress to function in regard to the appropriations process.