Betty McCollum

It is a shame that we would lose Native languages not only just for the First Americans, but to lose the languages that saved lives during World War II.

Congresswoman McCollum, you know, appreciate all your support.

Has the council considered putting forth some organizational planning so that there are cluster of villages around the reservation?

I have been in a couple of eldercare facilities. I am just wondering if--the Rosebud Nation mentioned their eldercare facility was really inadequate.

I look forward to today's hearing, and I want to thank all of the people testifying for their travel to Washington, D.C.

If we do not have a formalized process, if we do not have something that is written on paper that is implemented, there is very little security.

I do not doubt your sincerity for a second, I truly do not.

A comprehensive and scientifically proven mitigation and monitoring plan must be developed to provide oversight for Arctic industry activities that could impact our food security, way of life, and health of our peoples

Food security is a basic human right, and recognized by the United Nations, and affirmed by the United States in the international covenant of civil and political rights

I think it pays to be proactive and to be prepared.

I think we can all agree, letting natural gas just be burned off is something that future generations, will look back and say what were you folks thinking when energy is going to become scarcer as generations go on.

The more I delve into some of the work that U.S. Fish and Wildlife does, the Park Service does, USGS does...

I share the Chair's optimistic view that we will not go back there again.

I want to take a second and thank all the people who work in the Park Service

I look forward to seeing a breakdown in the pilots on this new landscape program.

We cannot limit our activities to the Great Lakes. We need to look into the Ohio River, into the Mississippi River basin.

Attitudes are shifting in China in part because of what we have done.

I am trying to understand some of the budget correlations.

I think we not only have a potential of seeing what our forestry service is experiencing, our State forestry services are experiencing with cuts but eventually there is going to be a huge labor shortage

I would like to see a breakdown about how much, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, other urban areas, what they are really going to be looking at doing

U.S. service men and women are often deployed to tropical disease epidemic regions.

The President had proposed $56 billion in additional spending above the Murray-Ryan budget for 2015, and that was paid for with tax reforms and mandatory spending cuts.

Instead, find the political courage to put new revenue on the table to fund our national security priorities.

It is with tremendous sadness that I mourn the passing of Chairman C.W. Bill Young--an inspiring colleague and an outspoken champion for the U.S. military.

I am so proud of your work, the administration's work, your staff's work.