there is a reason we have passed the National Defense Authorization Act every year for the past 57 years, and that is because it is vital for the men and women who take responsibility for defending our country. Passing the Defense…

These Federal programs are vitally important to Native American communities.

In my home State of North Dakota, the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation... has been an industry leader in oil production.

The Department of the Interior is supposed to facilitate tribal resource development.

We have to build more, not only natural gas pipelines, but other pipelines as well.

Well, of course. It is clearly something we have to test and clearly something we have to figure out how we can develop testing for, because, obviously, we are going to need it.

On behalf of the United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF), we write to support President Donald Trump's nomination of Tara Mac Lean Sweeney.

I rise to speak in support of the VA MISSION Act. I want to begin by thanking the chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee who has shown incredible leadership on behalf of our veterans for many years, and this bill fits right in that…

today, on Peace Officers Memorial Day, I would like to honor the service and sacrifice of Colt Eugene Allery, a sheriff's deputy in Rolette County, ND, who was killed in the line of duty in January of 2017. Deputy Allery was only 29 years…

We must do more to protect our Native American students.

You have an incredible Ops Center in California that is managing your unmanned aircraft along the border.

So you hit the nail on the head there. That is where I am going.

I am confident in Tara Sweeney's ability to advance the interests of Indian tribes.

Future VA Choice legislation must address the prioritization of Veteran care referrals via a mandated Right of First Refusal (ROFR) process.

We need to ensure that we are doing everything we can to support the tribes.

We truly have multiple use.

So you feel that is on track and that you have got the resources you need to do it.

That front end coordination is really important.

Do you think a rotational program for civilian employees in cyber work roles such as the bill that Senator Peters and I have introduced can be used as a tool to further develop and retain talent and create some of that consistency in the…

Basin Electric is actually a generation and transmission cooperative that is owned by the rural electrics collectively and serves about three million, or probably more than three million, customers in about nine states.

I am very pleased this morning to welcome Mr. Matt Greek as one of our experts providing testimony this morning.

It's important to be able to execute with certainty any time we're doing major capital work.

Well, I am glad to hear that. We worked very hard to get the regulatory primacy.

I urge my colleagues to work together to get this important legislation to the President's desk.

We need to do that on the scoring. That will absolutely bring resources to you, help get projects done.