"While we have been able to drive down unemployment in recent years, you know, one of the things we haven't seen in that tightening labor market has been upward pressure on wages."
"Your leadership at the Federal Reserve has played a key role in helping the economy recover from the financial crisis."
"Unfortunately, the economic situation is probably even more polarized today."
"Too many rural and tribal areas are struggling to get back to where they were a decade ago."
"I know that the Federal Open Market Committee has not yet made a decision on an interest rate hike next month."
"I'm concerned that we may be putting the brakes on too soon."
"I appreciate our partnership on this and many other issues affecting tribes and Native Americans."
"Helping fulfill the Federal trust responsibility is absolutely critical to me."
"The trust responsibility does not end with IHS and it does not end with BIA."
"I believe a comprehensive assessment of IHS is necessary first, as a necessary first step to making calculated and systemic changes at IHS."
"This bill's strong bipartisan support gives me hope that we can solve this problem for tribal communities that we represent in the very near future."
"It is urgent. I cannot express how urgent it is to me. The Shield must come home."