It is paramount to pass legislation to renew the program.

there is nowhere you see more bipartisan agreement and less getting done than infrastructure in the 7 years I have been here.

The California IHS area is not receiving its fair share of purchased and referred care.

With all due respect, in 2018 Ohio used Help America Vote Act grant funds to host regional tabletop exercises for election officials.

Terrorists and international crime organizations have used different methods in which to avoid detection by the Treasury.

What other proactive steps can local election officials take to ensure personnel are adequately prepared or trained for these type of scenarios?

I, for one, would disagree with the chairman in that I don't believe that more visibility and cameras in the courtroom would be any good.

With all due respect, sir, these are consumers. I mean, these are our veterans, and they deserve better treatment.

Those of us in Congress should promote public-private initiatives like the National Heritage Area Program, and I will continue to work with my colleagues to support this program.

And there is no good reason today, in 2019, to have a system that does not use paper ballots.

It is something that we are going to continue to do what we can here to make sure that we at least have the funding to try to honor those obligations that we have already entered into.

Fortunately, I have a great friend and partner in Chairwoman McCollum, and it is my sincere hope that together we will continue the hard work of our predecessors for more than a decade to increase the Federal commitment to meeting those…

During my time as a county prosecutor, I used to represent a board of elections.

I reiterate our support for the Land and Water Conservation Fund in the fiscal year 2020 Interior appropriations bill.

I fully recognize that the Federal government has not lived up to their end of the obligation to the tribal nations.

I would like to extend a warm welcome to all the tribal elders and leaders that are here today.

The simple fact is that these airstrips save lives, and for that reason are worth the small investment needed to maintain them.

Thank you all for the opportunity to listen to the things that you have to say and to hear from you directly about the resources necessary to continue to do the great work you are doing.

I recognize that upholding the tribal trust obligation is a responsibility shared by all members of Congress regardless of their congressional district.

The Great Lakes are an international treasure, an economic powerhouse, and the GLRI is a model program for Federal, tribal, State, and local cooperation.

Protecting the Lakes is not a Republican or a Democrat issue. Members from both sides of the political aisle understand the important role the Lakes play in our lives.

But our major concern is not that we won't fund EPA, but that EPA will get to do the work that it is intended to do.

Certainly if you went and spent $20,000 cash on a car, you would kick off a SARS, and if you come in to pay your taxes with $100,000 in cash, please come on in. You know, we will gladly accept it.

Taxpayers deserve to have capabilities of online customer service that are consistent with other big financial institutions.

I certainly appreciate it. My sister is a juvenile diabetic and having watched her all my life, I can appreciate the work that goes into it.