David Joyce actually said...

"It is my sincere hope that together we can continue the hard work of our predecessors for more than a decade to increase the Federal commitment to meeting those trust and treaty obligations."

"Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you for continuing these important hearings to get input from tribal leaders on a wide array of programs under this subcommittee's jurisdiction."

"I certainly appreciate you thinking of me."

"We will miss him, and as likely he would have wanted, we will endeavor to carry on his work on behalf of all American Indians and Alaska Natives."