I agree with your comments about the challenges, the situation being unacceptable, saying if we arent talking about the problems, we arent addressing them. Aggressively working in the great plains area. Members of the senate a couple weeks ago who werent on the committee such as senator thune were here because of the concern that we have with regard to the conditions of the Indian Health service in the great plains areas specifically. In fiscal year 2016 i know youve only been on the job for a short period ever Time Congress appropriated 2 million specifically to help address some of these emergent issues. Despite the dire conditions in the great plains area, it took the administration several months to even figure out what to do with the 2 million in appropriated funds. I know you werent there at the time. Meanwhile, the facilities in the area have lost their medicare provider status, on the verge of losing it. Patients at the facilities are ultimately paying the price. I note funds w
Investigations and impede justice. Resources remain scarce. The report by the tribal law and commission noted the need for a thousand Law Enforcement officers. A 50 staffing shortfall. That is why resources requested in the president s budget are vital. Excluding funding for a prison, the budget allocates 300. Illion for Public Safety this funding would be historic and allow us to build on progress to make inroads into solving problems faced by our tribal partners. Page andt would take a donate significant funding to initiatives. A flexible tribal grant, 7 set aside of programs from my office 111 give tribes access to million in grant resources. This would remove some of the unpredictability around the competition for federal funding for which under resourced tribes often at a distinct disadvantage. Makesesidents budget targeted investments as well. 25 million would be devoted to meeting the needs of native american victims who remain chronically underserved. Funds from the department
Republicans, 2027488001. Ndependents, 2027488002 you can also send us a tweet http twitter. Com cspanwj or on. Acebook the Washington Post front page this morning. Writes obama has been making the case for months that a strategy to defeat Islamic State and protect americans at home is slowly working. President obama in cuba yesterday in his address to the people of that country began his remarks talking about brussels. [video clip] president obama the thoughts and prayers of the American People are with the people of belgium. We stand in solidarity with them in condemning these outrageous attacks against innocent people. We will do whatever is necessary to support our friend and ally, belgium come in bringing to justice those who are responsible and this is yet another reminder that the world must unite. We must be together, regardless of nationality or race or faith in fighting against the scourge of terrorism. We can and we will defeat those who prey upon the insecurity of those arou
Thrilled to be partnering with politico. All the events and activities that are happening this week. The state dinner is great but it also about substance. Bilateralns in the discussion. We are very excited. Be the first state visit with a hashtag. We looking forward to a terrific week. You can follow the conversation on twitter. You can tweak questions for the moderators. I would like to welcome politicos editor Susan Glasser. Susan good afternoon. Im delighted that you are all here. We have such a terrific panel. Those people who have labored in the vineyards of u. S. Canada policy issues. People are at paying attention. Senator amy klobuchar. Has been working on this issue for 10 years. John iversen who is a columnist for the national post. He is a political expert. Delighted to have him with us. I cant think of a better group of people. Please join me in welcoming them. We already have jumped right into our conversation backstage. A lot of panel discussions. Most of them actually d
Most across the country. There are certain cases where it is recommended, and according to laws and medical boards that has to be a specific patient board and a medical board the best review the case. The hospital has to donate the time and the services, the equipment. A doctor has to donate his time. No one gets paid for it. Its only used in extreme cases. And i spoke to a friend who is a neurosurgeon, and he has done it twice in his career, and it was for people who have been institutionalized basically in straight jackets for their whole lives in psychiatric hospitals. This particular surgery is incredibly effective for a particular type of mental illness. So the two patients he told me about were able to leave the psychiatric hospital, get high school college, masters degrees and live in the thing that lives. So it does happen it is with great, great care, and its not very often. [inaudible] special needs because of rosemary, because he knew that she and the family, that was like p