Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 8, 2016
$3,100 sounds like a very low number.
Said by
Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley questions the low per capita spending on Indian Health Service.

Share

More from Jeff Merkley

Aug 6, 2026

At a time when families are struggling to afford groceries, gas, healthcare, and childcare, Congress cannot throw hundreds of billions of dollars at Trump’s ‘Golden Fleet.’

commondreams.org
Aug 1, 2026

This federal investment in the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Clinic will strengthen the clinic’s infrastructure—creating a safer and more energy efficient space for patients and providers in the years to come.

wyden.senate.gov
Aug 5, 2026

For the good of our country, the rule of law, and the American people, we demand that you change course and restore the previously awarded funding.

wyden.senate.gov
Aug 19, 2026

It looked like bombs had gone off in these towns. Thousands of people in the fairgrounds who couldn’t return to their homes. We want expertise, and the mistreatment of the federal expertise, the civil service, is going to hurt us for…

rollcall.com

Other voices in this conversation