"We urge the subcommittee to ensure the trust responsibility is upheld during the Fiscal Year 2018 budget and appropriations process."
"We will honor the trust responsibility that all Members of Congress have, not just those of us that are here participating with you today."
"As far as EPA is concerned, you know, we want to make sure that EPA does their core functions..."
"Education is the key to our tribe's future."
"I was personally touched by the story of one of my constituents, Jonny Wade, a courageous 8-year-old from my district."
"I want to thank you for bringing this important piece of legislation to our attention."
"I think we all want to get this right."
"It escapes me why they should be prioritized."
"I want to give you a chance to talk about one of the most difficult and contentious areas that we know you are dealing with, and that is, immigration enforcement."
"I do think there is an ambiguity here, and I want to get you to talk about it, because we do have these recent arrivals from Central America, many of them children, women, people who are fleeing terri..."
"Eight years does seem like a very long timeline, or is that not unusual for icebreakers?"