Jon Tester

I think it is important that we pay attention to this issue because I do not think there has been adequate attention paid to this issue.

My hope is that through your investigations we will finally be able to understand the full size and scope and its potential impact to the financial markets.

The misalignment of the servicer incentives with homeowners and investors, I think, is a recipe for disaster.

It is pretty wild to even think it is possible.

I think it is absolutely critical.

I am very deeply troubled about some of the allegations that have been made about improper fraudulent servicing and foreclosure processing.

There is no doubt in my mind this is not isolated.

At a minimum, we need to understand these risks before the Fed moves forward.

Transportation is very important for the Indian people. It directly affects health, safety and economic matters including jobs and the ability to attract businesses.

Thank you, Jefferson. We'll start out with you, Larry.

That would be great. LeRoy.

Fatalities throughout the country were decreasing at 2.2 percent and increasing in Indian country by 52 percent.

The situation is getting better. Our hearing today is progress. But we have more work to do, much more work to do.

I'd like to call this Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Field Hearing on tribal transportation to order.

We feel that it's about time that the United States Government rebuilt Native America. It's only right.

You need to be commended for that as obligated.

I think it's about time to wrap this up. We had a good hearing.

How do you plan to include tribes and getting their perspective as far as that Highway Bill when it comes up?

I think it's critically important we have collaboration.

The legislative process isn't such where everybody wins.

Reaching out, getting input is critically important.

I think the Recovery Act is a major success story in Indian country.

Overall, do you have any idea of how many jobs were either saved or created by those dollars?

The IRR formula that the BIA is using, and that the Federal Land Highway Office is supporting, is now broken.

I would not support your actions in introducing it if you did not first make a number of key changes.