the Supreme Court has made rulings that have significantly impacted the relationship between Tribes and the Federal Government.

the question of the Federal Government's responsibility to Tribes is worth examining.

a Carcieri fix is my high priority. And I think it will help resolve, you know, many problems that are there now.

I believe it's important we look at the short term costs of transitioning to a clean energy economy.

I want to thank the Chairman for including a study on biomass.

I think this bill would be a step in the right direction.

there was a period in history where the Supreme Court was really a champion in terms of Native rights and now it has turned the other way.

I think it is important to hold this hearing, a very important hearing for Indian Country.

I am convinced of that and I think an ever growing number of Tribes are convinced of that as well.

The question of the Federal Government's responsibility to Tribes is worth examining.

Jicarilla is really a bell weather for future trust cases and it gives you a sense of where the Court is heading.

Now is the time for Congress to reassert that, under the Constitution, it is Congress which is the primary repository for setting policy regarding Indian Tribes.

This is a historic event that is vital to establishing an official record describing the responsibilities of the Federal Government to Tribes.

Does the Jicarilla decision erode Tribal rights and/or Federal trust responsibility to Tribes?

the old definition is based on this notion of dependency, it is based on this notion of incompetency, that we are wards of a guardian.

I'm often amazed at just how naive we can be with respect to Cuban intelligence.

So if she cooperated, then I'm wondering just how much did she cooperate?

I'm going to begin referencing what I mentioned earlier in terms of the Ana Belen Montes case.