Hearing of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Hoeven, Hearing on Building Native America Together: Infrastructure Innovation and Improvements for the New Administration and Indian Country

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"I want to welcome you all to this roundtable and thank you for participating in a discussion on infrastructure… I think it is so important, because there has been a lot of discussion about doing an infrastructure bill this year and we all hope very much that it will happen.

"Roads promote economic development and help tribes provide good governmental services. In addition, modernizing the way tribes access financing to build schools, healthcare facilities, and mitigate flooding impacts on tribal lands are essential for healthy and vibrant tribal communities.

"So today it's all about not only discussing the needs, but also finding innovative approaches, incentivizing private investment, reducing regulatory barriers and taking other steps that we can in this effort. Those solutions that work best are those that come from you, in Indian country, who understand what the needs are."

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