Heidi Heitkamp actually said...

"Congratulations on holding a hearing on something that could be a problem later on and is not a crisis right now."

"So you agree with me that this could be an expansion that we need to get parity for Native Americans who are within the Indian health system."

"This isn't Cadillac, this is bare subsistence, this is bare existence. These are atrocious, appalling conditions that should not happen in this Country."

"I would suggest that those at the bottom are not feeling the effects of these policies."