Jeff Merkley actually said...

"Okay. Well, thank you. We want to keep working with you to explore that question."

"Today, we convene this hearing at an important time when health care remains at the forefront of our minds as we attempt to move past the COVID-19 pandemic."

"During a May 11, 2022, Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Interior hearing to review the fiscal Year 2023 President's Budget for IHS, Senator Jeff Merkley asked IHS Acting Director Elizabeth Fowler..."

"Native communities have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with Native COVID mortality rates twice as high as non-Native populations."