Tom Udall

I am honored to serve alongside one of the architects of that Act, Senator John McCain.

Senator McCain and Uncle Mo's efforts to pass this landmark legislation were a true showing of bipartisanship, one we need to see more of today.

As I mentioned in my opening, Indian gaming is an important economic engine.

Interior owes Indian Country no less than to meet in and with communities that will be hardest hit by this Administration's proposed changes.

We are preparing to implement this change officially starting October 1, 2017 and do not expect this change to cause significant disruption.

We must remain vigilant to ensure that any future health care bill does not cut into the health care needs of human trafficking victims in Indian Country.

If HHS can provide this information without compromising the identity of victims would it be possible to require the same type of reporting uniformly across all agencies?

This is a step in the right direction, but stakeholder coordination is key to improving efforts to combat issues like human trafficking.

If you ask someone are you a victim of trafficking, are you Native American and you do not have services to follow up, then it can potentially cause more harm.

I think it is up to us who work in this arena and work on the issue itself to begin just that process much like what happened on the Navajo Nation in helping them realize it is important that they buy in on this and we all work together on…

The Cassidy repeal bill would have slashed funding to Medicaid services provided under Medicaid.

We have to have a way to communicate with our police and first responders collectively.

We are really excited about some of the innovation that is coming out of our Indian partners.

I definitely agree that sometimes the best innovation and more often than not, the innovation happens at the front lines by the staff doing the work.

This potential disconnect between service units, service areas and national IHS efforts on the issue of patient wait times is not unique.

I hope you keep pushing on both sides there.

Tribal energy sovereignty is a goal that we need to strive for.

What can be done on your end to resolve these pending approvals in a timely manner? What can your office do to make sure these types of delays do not happen again?

The same question to Ms. Emrey-Arras, do you believe BIA has taken the issues surrounding Indian education outlined in the High Risk Report seriously or could they be doing more?

Do you believe that BIA has taken the issue surrounding Indian education outlined in the High Risk Report seriously or could they be doing more?

How will each of your offices do a better job of interagency coordination moving forward?

Can I get your commitment to see if the Bureau can resolve this issue internally to follow up with my staff and the school if congressional action is needed?

Can I get your commitment that you will have your team work with Mr. Dearman and the Navajo Nation and the Dz school board to get this sewage issue resolved in a timely manner?

We expect answers when all of us put in letters of this nature.

Can you commit to me today I will have a response to all of my questions and my colleagues' questions by this Friday, September 15?