I believe that every time the words 'State and local government' appear in the Code, we should also read 'tribal government.'

We need to make sure this consultation process works and that we understand what might be an essential government function for a tribal entity is different perhaps than what would be an essential government function for a State government.

That is ridiculous. If you have a government pension plan and you are running a pension plan at a tribal-owned business, you have to maintain a separate pension plan.

I do want to point out when you look at the budget, which was passed, which foretells what is going to happen in tax reform, there are some pretty serious cuts in that budget that will have a pretty dramatic effect on the ability of people…

I think this is a mistake and risks the success of the 2020 Census in States, especially in the western United States.

I would just recommend that if you really want to look at a plus multiplier on marginalized and disenfranchised populations, homeless populations, chances are you are going to find a lot of those folks in the public library.

So, how many of the patients that were treated aboard the Comfort were actually ICU patients?

One of the concerns that I have... is that all of our talk about mitigation... will take a back seat.

I can just tell you in North Dakota, you are going to have a heck of a time hiring Census workers.

I think you received an incredible amount of bipartisan support, in part because we understood what role you played in the lookback on Hurricane Katrina.

You are talking, Secretary, about actually engaging with the mail carriers?

I think it is critically important that you think about these add-ons or these extras that you are doing in terms of data collection because it does negate the relationship that you have with the citizen.