Roy Blunt: “We need to remember that this progress didn't occur on its own.”

... it is the policy of this Nation, in fulfillment of its special trust responsibilities and legal obligations to Indians--to ensure the highest possible health status for Indians and urban Indians and to provide for all resources…

I look forward to seeing this bill on the floor sometime between now and the end of this year.

The subcommittee is in recess until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 7. Thank you all.

...Indian Tribes are political, sovereign entities to which the Federal Government owes a trust responsibility.