"If we continue not to have a starting date, this will never start. And it puts this country at a tremendous risk."
"You know how many Native Americans serve, highest than any other minority, and I met with some Urban Native Americans today."
"The point is, is as you go into this hiring freeze, don't forget to look at the hospitals that are short on Pas, on docs, on RNs, on all the above."
"We want our Native veterans to get the care that's culturally competent for them where they need it when they need it."
"I am not going to get political here, so I am not going to talk about what a wonderful job Trump has done or what a wonderful job Biden has done."
"The fentanyl that is coming into this Country, some of it is coming in between the border stations."
"This is not pointed at you in any way whatsoever, Mr. Melville. I am just asking a question."
"When you have city police departments that are offering a $25,000 hiring bonus just for somebody who has law enforcement experience..."
"It is on us."
"We have a lot of work to do."
"I believe they constitute a national security risk."