Byron Dorgan: “The only one that would meet a test and go forward would be the levee option?”

I do not support privatization. I told you what I do support and why.

The question is not the endpoint. The question is what is the route to get to that endpoint.

Although histories, cultures, and languages may be diverse, one theme was always consistent--the challenges of accessing healthcare and life-saving services.

I spent much of my time as Chairman of this committee focused on increasing funding for the IHS and trying to force some systemic changes in the bureaucracy that plagues that agency.