Betty McCollum

I think raises some serious equity issues, so thank you for bringing it to our attention.

As you know, we are going to want to possibly see outcomes on this, and $25 million is significant, but in the big scheme of things across all of Indian Country, it is not much.

I also appreciate the strong emphasis on science in this budget.

I especially want to commend you on the additional funds aimed at improving Indian education.

After years of diminished budgets with agencies barely holding their own, your budget request to turn the corner and put sequestration behind us is welcomed.

The EPA does not exist to kill jobs. Rather, the EPA plays a critical role in our economy.

While Native American programs in this budget request are a trust responsibility of the Department of the Interior, I believe that they are a moral responsibility for each one of us.

Did they actually look at the salaries of the federal employees who have to rent them?

I am pleased that this budget request builds upon the bipartisan commitment of this subcommittee to further the economic and social wellbeing of our Native American brothers and sisters, especially in the area of Indian education.

We can take the first step as a Congress to end sequestration.

I would also like to extend my thanks to the panels that are here today who reflect all the healthcare workers around the world, especially those in Africa who are working so hard and the researchers who are trying to find ways in which to…

We are a state that is blessed to have so many wonderful, wonderful people from all over the world who call Minnesota home including a large Liberian population, one who is mourning the loss of their own.

There is grave concern from some in Africa, and I have heard it from some of the population here, that Africa not be a testing ground.

I think it is really important that we follow the science and that we do this safely so it could be done effectively.

We hopefully will have someone from the Department of Defense who can maybe inform members more at the co-briefing...

But making sure that we go through the same clinical trials that we would for anyone in the United States or in Europe, for that matter, before a vaccine is widely disbursed is critically important.

When you do the Conservation Corps separate, you can catch fish.

We say [speaking native language] to our friend Betty McCollum for being the champion of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians.

I have not turned my back on you. I love you, Mr. Cole.

Appropriations are a good investment. In Indian Country, when we have meaningful appropriations and the communities prosper, so does America.

Well, thank you. That is something that we should take a look at and that perhaps should be a requirement for new construction.

So, on the reservation would you be applying to the Bureau for help with housing for venting for radon?

Urban forests have enormous value to communities all over America, and this pool of money was used in...responsible ways.

I appreciate what you said, and the comment about the embassies.

I agree with your statements on increasing the ability for contracting.