WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY) delivered the following remarks at a hearing on the President’s FY2016 Budget Request for Indian Programs. The hearing featured testimony from Obama Administration officials including Kevin Washburn, the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs-U.S. Department of the Interior, Yvette Roubideaux, Senior Advisor, Indian Health Service-U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Rodger Boyd, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Native American Programs-U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.