"My bill would empower seniors by allowing those enrolled in Medicare Part A to continue to contribute to their HSA."
"Imposing the mandate penalty on tribes... will divert limited resource from other areas."
"I want to discuss several bills I am working on that I believe are common-sense improvements to the Tax Code."
"To solve this problem, I have introduced H.R. 3080, the Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act, which would exempt tribal governments, businesses, and organizations from the employer mandate."
"I didn't understand how we could have a law in this country that would take a family's business away."
"I am sitting here today in Congress, specifically just because of the Tax Code."
"But clearly, because they were exempted from the individual mandate, the intent of the law is clear that Native Americans should not face this kind of penalty, especially in areas like I have, in Sout..."
"the Federal Government has a trust responsibility to provide health care for Native Americans in the United States and Alaska Natives."
"this was not the intent of the law, to jeopardize them and their opportunities to provide for their families."
"Out of the top 11 poorest counties in the nation, I have 5 of them in South Dakota, and they are all my Native American reservations."
"I'm there. Thank you."