"I do not believe we will, by the time IOT&E starts, get anywhere near 80 percent."
"The key components are thinking how we look to the programs of the past, both those that had done poorly and those that had done well."
"Governments cannot run the hospital. I agree with that. Tribes can't, Federal Government can't, you guys can't. It's a proven fact."
"Thank you, Chairman Barrasso and Ranking Member Tester, and members of the Committee for allowing me as a non-member of the Committee to give a very brief statement."
"For too long, the Federal Government has failed to live up to its promise and its trust responsibility to provide adequate care for the Native American community."
"What has to be acknowledged is that CMS findings indicate people's lives are in jeopardy. This is unacceptable."
"The health care crisis within the Indian Health Care Service needs to be resolved."
"We have a serious breakdown in communication or somebody is not telling the truth."
"I think back about the goals that you have got here and the layout that you have put together with regard to the MyVA."
"I hope that one area that we are successful in is actually integrating and getting a system in place so that the veterans, regardless of whether they are in rural areas or urban areas, they can use th..."
"The hope is that we will get more owners, landowners to actually agree to conservation easements in the future if it doesn't have to be one size fits all of a permanent easement only."