"Lest you think that this is an unimportant issue to North Dakota, I want to point out that the two Senators whose names were invoked in the testimony were Senator Conrad and Senator Burdick, both from North Dakota and both deeply concerned over a long period of time about the issue of rural health d..."
"I hear about clinics shutting down because they do not have the capacity and do not have the staff to even open up on a Friday."
"I will pledge this. I am chairing on the Ag Committee the Rural Development Subcommittee, and this is an area that goes beyond telemedicine."
"Could you actually make a commitment to when you leave office that the condition for Native American children will be improved in Indian country?"
"it is so critical given how hard fought this provision was and how incredibly necessary this provision was that we come out of this with a good, solid, couple first good steps and that we prove this u..."
"I want to follow up on an additional point beyond what Senator Hoeven talked about."
"For eight years, I got the same response which was, we share your concern."
"I want to talk about law enforcement training because we know how critical that is."
"I hope when we introduce you to North Dakota, we will be able to talk a little bit about working with county sheriffs, local law enforcement and highway patrol to expand the ability to do additional l..."
"This truly is a panel who believes in what you are doing, believes that you are our future."
"I want to congratulate all of you, everyone on the panel, for your tremendous testimony and for your efforts on behalf of the American people and on behalf of small business."