Steven Daines actually said...

"I would like to begin by noting that on top of facing the bureaucracy of the Indian Health Service..."

"I would encourage my colleagues on this Committee and in Congress to ask themselves how can we, in good conscience, pass legislation to fix the VA but ignore the needs of the Indian Health Service?"

"American Indians and Alaska Natives are still waiting."

"My concern with mandates in this domain, like so many others, is that they typically do more harm than they do good."