I am joined today by my colleague from New Mexico, Senator Heinrich. We thought we would come to the floor together and talk about Senator Domenici, our former colleague who passed away recently. Pietro Vichi Domenici was born to Italian…

I do not think we should ever want to hear the excuse that tribes are doing well with gaming, now we do not need to help them anymore.

It affirmed the tribes' right to regulate gaming on tribal lands.

Can I have your commitment that you, as the highest ranking political appointee in Indian Affairs at Interior, that you will ensure meaningful tribal consultations occur in the spirit of that Executive Order?

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

Together, they ushered in a new era for tribal self determination with a law that continues to provide economic opportunities to Indian Country.

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.

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

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

Thank you, Mr. President, for your recognition. I rise today with my colleagues from the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Senator Heitkamp and Senator Cortez Masto, to talk about how the Republicans' latest and most heartless healthcare…

Thank you very much, I say to Senator Cortez Masto. Today, you can at least tell your chairwoman that this bill has been withdrawn. There is not going to be a further vote on it. But I would urge her--and I know you know this well--we need…