I ask unanimous consent that the following interns in my office be granted floor privileges until July 13, 2023: Michael Newman, Jennifer Campos, and Ianna Harrison. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

it is my real honor today to join Senator Barrasso of Wyoming and Senator Carper of Delaware in support of legislation to rename the Shoshoni, WY, Post Office the Dessie A. Bebout Post Office. Wyoming is full of exceptional women, and…

I want to thank you for that.

Everyone wants a safe, decent place to call home. Without this, nothing in your life works.

the more requirements that are placed on them by us, federally, the harder it is for them to spend the time, the paperwork, to do those small mortgages

Buying a home is a critical part of the American dream. Because of higher prices and higher mortgage rates, this dream is out of reach for an increasing number of Americans.

The stories that I have heard are heartbreaking and enraging, families targeted, and exploited because of their religion.

Too often, these contracts are designed to fail.

This is the American dream, and it is also the way that most people build wealth and grow a safe, secure life.

I think that is a really smart idea.

So Mr. Green, would it be advisable to us for us to consider a carveout from Dodd-Frank for smaller-sized mortgages that provide a lesser regulatory burden and therefore a greater financial incentive for financial institutions to lend…

Sen. Rounds and I partnered on a bill to take the first step on fixing these problems 3 years ago.

Can you see ways that we could fold the programs you mentioned into one and streamline it?

Even with recent increases, inflation-adjusted funding for the Indian Housing Block Grant is well below where it was 25 years ago.

Sen. Rounds and I partnered on a bill to take the first step on fixing these problems 3 years ago.

Are there special programs for Native American veterans to obtain housing, and who administers those and how are they working?

Without safe, decent place to call home, nothing in your life works--not your work, your family, your health, not anything.

Finding affordable housing is a challenge for every community right now, but in Native and Tribal communities, barriers to housing and home ownership are particularly challenging.

Yeah. That is so embarrassing.

Even with recent increases, inflation-adjusted funding for the Indian Housing Block Grant is well below where it was 25 years ago.

Earlier this year, Senators Rounds, Thune, Tester, and I introduced a bill to take the next step to addressing these delays.

Are there special programs for Native American veterans to obtain housing, and who administers those and how are they working?

We simply need to get this legislation passed. That is the first grand step is simply passing the legislation.

Finding affordable housing is a challenge for every community right now, but in Native and Tribal communities, barriers to housing and home ownership are particularly challenging.

We simply need to get this legislation passed. That is the first grand step is simply passing the legislation.