"I know certainly in the case of my own tribe, many of the tribes in Oklahoma--Cherokees and Choctaws--run amazing systems where they take the Federal dollars, Madam Chair, use that."
"And, again, this committee, you know, wrote the check and did great work under my friend's friends leadership, the chair, so we are going to continue working on these problems."
"So we have a lot of friends on these issues in this committee, and, again, it is an area where I am really proud to say the effort to move forward has been bipartisan because, again, trust and treaty ..."
"I always tell people if we can get you to and through college, you know, you are, on average, going to make $1,000,000 more in your lifetime."
"Our work must end these disparities and effectively prevent overdose deaths."
"I am here today to urge you to provide $150,000,000 for the program in fiscal year 2023."
"The U.S. overdose crisis is a true public health emergency, where nearly 108,000 people died last year from overdose."
"if we don't do a better job, I can assure you it won't be the fault of the House of Representatives or our chair."
"the best thing we could do for you is get you something on time"
"We are probably not going to agree on how to fund the mental health professional in every school because I think that is a State and local responsibility, but we should urge that to occur."
"There is a role the Federal Government could play in shoring up parental notification."