Everybody is kind of -- in this poker game, if you will, everybody is, you know, betting more than they can afford right now. And we will see how it works out. But I -- I think it is something that is an observation that people want him to…

For the past 19 years, I have worked with Senator McCain, Senator Murkowski, Senator Dorgan, and others as part of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee to protect and advance this unique trust relationship with our Nation's first Americans.

Congress established the SBA 8(a) business development program to connect the growth of American business enterprise directly to the needs for goods and services of our Federal Government.

I am hopeful we will proceed honorably in a manner that respects and strengthens the government-to-government relationship between the United States and Alaska Natives.

PASS ID provides a solution and a path forward.

It seems to me that security systems only work if people are willing to use them.

While the objectives of REAL ID are laudable, the law represents an unworkable and unfunded mandate.

We need to reevaluate it because it is not working.

The dollar amount that is attached to it and the hit that we are going to take for it are not proper or correct.

About 60 or 70 percent of our membership were in support of what President Obama had on the table at that time. That support has evaporated.

The primary objective of any country's energy policy should be to promote abundant supplies of affordable energy and to ensure that it is distributed to consumers.

Cap-and-trade is the opposite of that effort.

This is a significant moment in history, as the societies that choose to expand and improve their use of energy will advance beyond those that don't.

I am really eager to hear as much of the testimony as possible, and ask a few questions.

If the D.C. Court's decision keeps EPA from extending the Acid Rain Program, could all the banked allowances from the Acid Rain Program be worth relatively little, giving little incentive for utilities to hold on to them? And would this…

Have you also proactively invited stakeholders in to discussions you have hosted?

My staff has spoken to service providers in my district who tell us that there appears to be a preference for lower-bandwidth wireless coverage over higher-bandwidth wireline.

We do project for our next fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2009, that we will have a balanced budget.