"this is what my constituents and all of our constituents are grappling with, and it is really a challenge."
"One of the big challenges that I hear is that it is so difficult to get the data and get the information."
"This hearing represents an important step forward as we move this legislation forward."
"The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act seeks to restore 11,760 acres of land to the tribe that was wrongfully taken from them."
"In the farm bill, we were able to include some of the issues brought forth as being important."
"I am stunned to understand how much drugs are costing, and people do not know."
"I have heard from so many of my colleagues, both Democrats and Republicans, concerns about the budget cuts and inadequate funding of programs in Indian Country."
"We need to have strong farm programs, including conservation."
"We need to have strong nutrition programs, and then we need to have strong rural development programs."
"I just want to touch on another thing that I know is so important to Minnesotans living in rural areas, which is the challenges around housing."
"We find that, increasingly, lack of access to affordable housing is a limit on economic growth because there is just literally no good place for people to live."
"I appreciate hearing that over and over again."