@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jul 18, 2018
I know that is a radical idea from a Democrat, but let's use the free market.
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@benlujn· Democratic · NM· Jul 17, 2018
I believe our constituents and the American people deserve better.
@tomudall· Democratic · NM· Jul 17, 2018
The CSKT settlement from the last Congress will possibly cost more than $2 billion.
@tomudall· Democratic · NM· Jul 17, 2018
The Hualapai settlement will also end up somewhere in that range.
@tomudall· Democratic · NM· Jul 17, 2018
I find it very difficult, knowing the current funding constraints we face in Congress, to fund these Indian water rights settlements solely through discretionary spending.
@tomudall· Democratic · NM· Jul 17, 2018
Moving on to my bill, S. 3168 would permanently extend the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund in order to meet our trust responsibility to Indian Country.
@tomudall· Democratic · NM· Jul 17, 2018
I believe we have a responsibility to uphold our commitments to Native American tribes.
@tomudall· Democratic · NM· Jul 17, 2018
The Navajo Utah legislation will cost upwards of $200 million.
@tomudall· Democratic · NM· Jul 17, 2018
This Administration and Congress have said they are committed to Indian water rights settlements versus costly litigation. However, we need that commitment tied to a true financial commitment.
@tomudall· Democratic · NM· Jul 17, 2018
The repeal of this law, which does not apply to State lands, would remove needless barriers to economic development in Indian Country and provide parity for tribes.
@tomudall· Democratic · NM· Jul 17, 2018
These settlement funds, which come on line in 2020, will go a long way towards paying for the $1.6 billion backlog to complete just five of the currently authorized Indian water rights settlements.
@tomudall· Democratic · NM· Jul 17, 2018
The three bills before us today cover two issues of great importance to Indian Country, economic development and tribal water rights settlements.
@tomudall· Democratic · NM· Jul 17, 2018
These three bills give Congress a chance to do the right thing by those tribal communities to whom we owe legal, financial and moral obligations.
@tomudall· Democratic · NM· Jul 17, 2018
Ultimately, the bill would secure the tribe's current and future access to water, the life blood of the community.
@tomudall· Democratic · NM· Jul 17, 2018
The importance of these settlements to providing certainty to both Indian and non-Indian communities cannot be overstated, particularly when climate change and drought threaten water supplies throughout the West.
@tomudall· Democratic · NM· Jul 17, 2018
we are trying to bring certainty, as Mr. Tubbs said, to the process