Tim Johnson: “I am pleased to be here today to receive testimony on the reauthorization of the Indian housing block grant.”

I return to work today to this great body with a renewed spirit and a sharper focus.

And that self-verification is indeed what we do in many other labeling circumstances, whether it is school lunch programs and all kinds of other things, Black Angus, you name it.

If the conditions of our off-reservation facilities were found in the same conditions as many of our reservation facilities, there would be widespread public outrage.

I appreciate that the Committee is meeting today to address this issue of critical importance.