I don't think we should swap the pain of some Americans for others.
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Cortez Masto argues against using the shutdown to negotiate health care issues.
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Your consideration today of Senator Cortez Masto's Indian Health Service Workforce Parity Act and Senator Bennett's Tribal Access to Clean Water Act underscores the commitment to improving the quality of life in Indian Country.
It is a matter of recruitment, but it is also a challenge getting folks hired in a timely manner.
I would like to thank our United States Senator, Catherine Cortez Masto, and United States Senator Markwayne Mullin from Oklahoma on their collaboration to propose this bipartisan bill.
There is a challenge there. It is caused by a number of issues, we know, from a lack of Federal support to the unique challenges facing officers in rural communities.





