Jon Tester

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will come to order.

I think in previous sessions that we have had, I think you have agreed that the FSOC and the Fed have and should exercise their authority to develop industry-specific guidelines and metrics rather than forcing insurers or asset management…

Back in 2012 the people of Montana stood up against the influence of corporations and big money in elections. By a 3-to-1 margin, they called on their congressional delegation to introduce a constitutional amendment overturning the Supreme…

I want to be helpful. I want to vote for this.

I might be working with you on this, Madam Chairman, later.

Will any of these dollars help with the in absentia rate?

If that bill were to pass, would that help this money go further?

How can you come to us with the budget request if you don't know how many courts, or how it is going to speed up this process?

I believe it would contribute to this, yes.

Thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you all for being here.

I rise in support of the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act. First, I thank Senators Hagan and Murkowski for their leadership in gathering support and getting this bill to the floor. Nearly half of the Senate is cosponsoring this legislation from…

I would like to announce that the Committee on Indian Affairs will meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 30, 2014, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct an oversight hearing…

I would like to announce that the Committee on Indian Affairs will meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct an oversight hearing…

I would like to announce that the Committee on Indian Affairs will meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct an oversight hearing…

I would like to announce that the Committee on Indian Affairs will meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 9, 2014, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a legislative hearing to…

We ask the Committee to hold three additional oversight hearings, one on Buy Indian Act enforcement, one on expanding the Native American Affairs Office at the Department of Commerce, and one on e-commerce, including legitimate and…

We are going to look at the impacts of bureaucratic red tape on holding back economic development.

We all know how important economy is. According to the BIA, 50 percent of the folks over the age of 16 in Indian Country are unemployed.

Today we are going to hold an oversight hearing on Economic Development: Encouraging Investment in Indian Country.

We need to ensure that we are doing everything we can to encourage investment in Indian Country.

I would like to announce that the Committee on Indian Affairs will meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:15 p.m., to conduct an oversight hearing…

About 7 minutes. Through the Chair to the Senator from Michigan, it was my understanding that I was going to speak, the Senator would have his colloquy with Senator Inhofe, and then Senator Grassley would speak.

I hope you have the opportunity to get around the country to be able to continue seeing the challenges that are out there.

I wish you the best in the confirmation. I wish you the best in this job.

The purpose of this oversight hearing today on Indian higher education is to receive testimony that will help us evaluate Federal programs for Native college students and identify what legislative or administrative changes are needed.