I would like to have a moment where we think about this body and how impressed everybody throughout the country is, how proud they are of our system of government, how proud of the great decisions that have been made in this room and of…

We are not in love with any idea; we are in love with what works.

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.

I think that is an easier model than developing private housing that can be basically mortgage ready.

Our goal here is to try and encourage some good best practices on reservations.

I think in cooperation with HUD, you might be able to find some resources to actually do that.

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 expand the resource and basically…

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 important homeownership that helps build…

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 hopefully expanding and creating economies on…

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, we will still have a crisis in housing…

I come to the floor today to talk about what I believe may be one of the most critical pieces of legislation to address human trafficking in the United States, and that is the piece of legislation authored by Senator Leahy--the Runaway and…