"Simply saying 'trust us' probably is not going to sit very well with a lot of the witnesses and a lot of the discussion on this panel."
"This is not a partisan issue. Most of us who actually receive comments from constituents can tell you clearly that these issues do not know political parties."
"We are not in love with any idea; we are in love with what works."
"I believe Section 502, the 99 year leasehold, will create an environment where homeowners will invest on trust land and it will attract private capital, not only meeting housing needs but also hopeful..."
"I think in cooperation with HUD, you might be able to find some resources to actually do that."
"Housing is a critical issue for our tribal communities."
"I am extraordinarily interested in moving NAHASDA forward. I think it is critically important but even if we authorize NAHASDA and even if all that money gets deployed in a very short period of time, ..."
"Getting back to the point that Senator Lankford was making and I think Senator Tester, which is you all have been patching together on each one of these reservations a series of programs to try and ex..."
"I think as we are looking at best practices, I guess I would recommend that you look at including a section on homeownership, not just tax credits and multifamily, but really looking at that all impor..."
"Our goal here is to try and encourage some good best practices on reservations."
"I think that is an easier model than developing private housing that can be basically mortgage ready."