You do not balance the budget on the back of your poorest citizens.

We will see a serious balanced budget when we see serious entitlement reform.

The cuts in some of these Indian programs are just not acceptable.

I would like to talk about sage grouse.

I appreciate that, and we managed to insert funding for the GLRI of $300 million a year for 5 years.

I commend you on that thoughtful strategy to getting this developed.

Lake Erie is very important and critical for drinking water, but it also supports commercial and sport fishing, to name only a few of the benefits.

It is game, set, match if they get in the Lakes.

While I appreciate their directive in providing cohesive regional planning, it is important to me that we do not continue down a path of federalizing community planning.

Cities end up owning a large percentage of these properties and, therefore, have the responsibility of maintaining or demolishing them.

I wish you Godspeed to that end.