Tom Udall: “I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the following letters from Senator Hoeven and me to the chairman…”

“I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record the following letters from Senator Hoeven and me to the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and from Margaret Zientek to Senator Murkowski and Congressman Young. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Senate, Committee on Indian Affairs, Washington, DC, November 28, 2017. Senator Lamar Alexander, Chairman. Senator Patty Murray, Ranking Member, Committee Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Senators: As the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee of jurisdiction, we affirmatively state for the record our agreement with the Tribal Working Group's analysis dated November 27, 2017 that Head Start program administered by the Department of Health and Human Services is not a program that is eligible under Public Law 102-477 or H.R. 228/S. 91. Sincerely, John Hoeven, Chairman. Tom Udall, Vice Chairman. ____ Public Law 102-477, Tribal Workgroup, November 27, 2017. Dear Senator Murkowski and Congressman Young: A question has arisen whether Public Law 102-477, or either H.R. 228 or S. 91, reaches the Headstart program administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. It is our understanding that neither the current law nor either bill authorizes the inclusion of the Headstart program in a ``477'' plan.…”