John Hoeven

I think it is a big opportunity for the State. It is a big opportunity for employment as well.

Thank you for your help on this multi-State, very important flood protection project, and innovative public-private partnership.

I also want to thank you for your work on the Red River Valley Flood Protection Project.

Will you commit to make sure that we get funding this year to do the work that is scheduled?

Thank you for your work on the Dakota Access Pipeline, and for being open and willing to work with us on that.

We had a hearing in North Dakota last year where we talked about law enforcement on the reservation.

The BIA law enforcement officer shortage must be addressed.

I think we have to remember that part of losing a language is that it was robbed of its relevancy.

Anything we can do to renew and revitalize what it means to use the language every day we should do.

It is easy to say that more dollars will help save the language. That is a true statement, as simple as that is.

Anything that Congress can do and the Federal agencies can do, the relevant agencies can do, to help support the creation of a way for Native speakers to make a living speaking their language.

If you could provide, in addition to what I asked initially is how many have been returned to their country of origin versus how many stay of the more than 178,000 came in April.

Showing us those metrics is going to be very important.

Well, we should definitely do that.

I think your idea at Grand Forks is extraordinary and something we ought to look into.

I have put in legislation with Senator Pat Leahy to make sure that the Guard and all Reserve components can use both.

How are they going to be able to do their job so that they can handle what's going on on the southern border?

Would you agree with me when you talk to your Border Patrol agents, they tell you they need barriers, physical barriers, technology, and people?

When I talk to the Border Patrol agents, they tell me they need barriers, technology, and people to address the situation.

They're saying they don't have time to do their job securing the border because they need the three things I just mentioned: barriers, technology, and people.

How do you help them jump start their economies and get them going, particularly in regard to tourists?

We must ensure that our Native communities have the resources they need to recover and thrive.

Isn't there a value in resuming scheduled lease sales while Interior conducts its review so that we can fully realize the resulting job creation and revenue benefits?

What can we do to make sure that these programs actually are usable to you and to others that are working not only in agriculture, but rural America?

You know, when you look at the cost of equipment now for our farmers, it is just unbelievable.