I ask unanimous consent that Jennifer Ayscue, a fellow in my office, be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the Congress. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

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 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.

We need to have strong farm programs, including conservation.

I appreciate hearing that over and over again.

when we empower tribes to create solutions that work for your communities and members, we get better results

This is a question of the solemn trust and obligation and agreement between the United States and our tribal nations.

I believe one of the most important things we have to do in the Senate is to stand up for people who do not have a lot of power.

Civil rights statutes were enacted because sometimes those in positions of power prey on the relatively powerless or discriminate against those who are unlike themselves.