The bill, S. 943, amends the Johnson-O'Malley Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the full participation of all qualified Indian students eligible for this program.

I think that is absolutely critically important to supporting the work that the government does.

It is incumbent upon Congress and the Administration to do everything we can to support and improve it.

This bill would require the Secretary of the Interior to provide a more accurate student count of Indian students.

Ensuring that Agencies have the resources they need, I think, is absolutely critical to addressing the Federal hiring challenges.

No child, regardless of their background, should ever have to endure abuse at the hands of those who are meant to provide safe and loving homes.

This hearing is an opportunity for us to discuss the implementation of the Native American Children's Safety Act (NACSA)--a critically important step forward for improving the welfare of Native children in Spirit Lake, North Dakota, and…

It is the job of each and every one of us to ensure the protection of all children.

But, Senator Conrad, if we look at--if your choice is, you know, here is this high-yield fund, it has got more risk...

But that person has to be literate.

There is no reason that it should be partisan to change the incentive systems that we have in Social Security to encourage people to work longer.

I think this is something that everybody needs--to check ideology at the door, you know, all of this stuff, and look with very clear vision at what is going to happen in the next 20 years as we transition away from defined benefit plans to…