"Under our treaty obligations--these are treaty tribes that we need to honor by treating them with the respect they deserve and the health care that we have promised them, and we are failing."
"The thing that has been the most frustrating for me is that, as you will hear in the testimony today of the IHS's Acting Director, they have some criticisms of our bill, which we have been waiting wee..."
"Money alone will not fix the problems."
"I also want to thank Congresswoman Noem for being here and discussing your bill."
"The quality of health care that is being delivered in my tribal communities is third-world health care, and it should not be happening in this country."
"Every day that emergency department is closed down and services are diverted, their people are dying."
"I respectfully request that the members of the subcommittee allow me to join them on the dais for the remainder of the hearing."
"As I have said before, I believe the IHS should get out of the hospital business, and my bill is a step in that direction."
"My bill would require that IHS update this formula and ensure that the money is getting to those people who need it the most."
"The Indian Health Service is beyond broken, and fixing it is literally a matter of life and death."
"The Indian Health Service is beyond broken. Fixing it is literally a matter of life and death."