So they do have a full leadership team?

I am proud of the subcommittee's work that included an increase for IHS in the most recent Omnibus.

It plays a critical role in supporting educational needs of Indian students by making sure Native students have school supplies, culturally-based extracurricular opportunities, academic tutoring and other critical tools to ensure a…

I continue to have concern about the Service's ability to effectively recruit and retain qualified staff.

They are concerned about returning to an era of IHS healthcare rationing.

It is a really deplorable situation, which we hope you can assure us that we are going to get on a path, so we can remedy this.

I am disappointed that this budget does not invest more in loan repayment and scholarship programs.

This budget reduces funding for purchased and referred care by over $14 million.

Do not get sick after June, and that is because we ran out of money in this purchased and referred care item.

If Medicaid expansion funding were eliminated, how much additional purchased and referred care appropriations funding would IHS need to maintain care above Medical Priority Level 1?

Yes, and I am sure that if the $99 million in cuts were restored to you, you could make progress on additional items also.

S. 943 was introduced by my colleague, Senator Heitkamp, alongside Senators Lankford and Daines, that would help ensure that the Johnson-O'Malley Program, which is so critical, would serve all Native children.