Thank you very much, Madam Chairwoman, for holding this hearing.

Will there actually be a formal report to Congress, to this Committee, so the Chairwoman and others on the Committee can actually go through, line by line specifically, the formal report?

I think most reasonable people would agree that after 136 years, it is time for a new clinic.

This 137 years is bringing up that average.

In September 2010, members of this Committee requested a comprehensive investigation of potential substandard health care services and mismanagement of all Indian Health Service facilities.

I ask unanimous consent that the Senator from Ohio, Mr. Brown, speak after me for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I come to the floor today as millions of students in high school and colleges across the country have recently graduated. I had an opportunity to attend a number of commencements across Wyoming to speak to a number of students who were…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Health Care

There is a constant need for additional funding for the Criminal Investigations and Police Services account within the BIA's budget.

It is clear that we have to streamline, focus our top priorities.

I look forward to working with you during this session of Congress and beyond on this very important topic and issue.

You touched in your testimony the idea of U.S. Government implementing kind of a pay for performance contract.

as I come to the floor today Americans all across the country are paying very close attention to the multiple scandals surrounding the Obama administration--one of the scandals my colleague and friend from Indiana has just so eloquently…

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman, for holding this hearing to receive testimony from Interior Secretary Jewell on her views and priorities for Indian country.

The safety of the park visitors is extremely important and I have not yet gotten a response from you or the Department.

The Office of the Inspector General issued a report on Indian oil and gas leasing last September.

Will you commit to making this deferred maintenance problem a high priority within the Department?

I just hope you realize that any new regulations are likely to exacerbate delays and costs and continue to hinder tribes in their efforts to develop their trust mineral resources.

At no less than eight committee hearings, I have raised the issue of the enormous backlog of deferred maintenance on the 15 Indian irrigation projects operated by the BIA.

this amendment restricts the expansion of Federal authority to encompass all wet areas of farms, ranches, and suburban homes across the United States. They want to do it through guidance, this proposed guidance that is used by Federal…

this amendment restricts expansion of Federal authority, and it is a Federal authority attempting to encompass all the wet areas of farms, ranches, and suburban homes all across America, so this amendment is designed to restrict that…

I wish to call up amendment No. 868. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Wyoming [Mr. Barrasso], for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Fischer…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 868

One of the recommendations was that the Department of the Interior should work with Congress in improving something we worked on which is the Tribal Energy Resources Agreement.

I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect…