"The 35-day government shutdown last year put a tragic spotlight on the clear need for advanced appropriations for the Bureaus of Indian Affairs, Indian Education, and for Indian Health Service."
"The federal government has a legal and moral responsibility to ensure funding for our trust and treaty responsibilities, and that is not interrupted by delays in appropriations."
"It is my hope that today's hearing will provide an open and honest examination of the priorities set forth by the Trump Administration."
"This President is asking working Americans to sacrifice their safety, their health, their economic security, their futures to cover the cost of Republicans' tax scam that was never going to pay for it..."
"I promise that this Committee will continue its vigilance, and not allow the President to unilaterally substitute this budget for the bipartisan budget already in place, and I keep my promises."
"The budget is a statement of your values."
"We need to see the values."
"The President was very clear. He is very clear every time he speaks at a rally that he wants to protect preexisting conditions."
"Because tax cuts don't pay for themselves, you have a Medicare cut of $756 billion over 10 years."
"Your infrastructure program is weak and pathetic."
"We should nation-build at home."
"The answer is no."