"The last thing the federal government should do is stand in the way of families ready and willing to buy a house."
"In these tough economic times, we should not be making it harder for business to develop on tribal land."
"This is about keeping our landmark promise to future generations, and I can't say enough about the importance of partnerships between sportsmen and other public land conservationists."
"I appreciate the Obama Administration's support for H.R. 1413. And, I look forward to working with you Chairman Bishop and my colleagues on the committee to move this legislation forward."
"I think today's hearing provides us an opportunity to both zero in on what happened during New Mexico's recent gas outage crisis but much more importantly to get to some of those answers so that we ma..."
"I want to thank Representative Martin Heinrich for his leadership in introducing H.R. 205."
"Families shouldn't be forced to make such an important decision based on how many months or years it will take the Federal bureaucracy to approve a mortgage on tribal land."
"The HEARTH Act will allow tribes to exercise greater control over their land, and eliminate the bureaucratic delays that stand in the way of homeownership in tribal communities."
"The last thing that the Federal government should do is to stand in the way of families who are ready, willing, and able to buy a home."
"I introduced the HEARTH Act after meeting with several housing directors from New Mexico's Pueblos, where I learned about the owner's process for securing a long-term lease on Indian Trust land."
"If you enter into trying to establish a mortgage for a house, and you can secure financing that is, you know 5 percent or 5.5, and by the time everything has its I's dotted and its T's crossed mortgag..."