H.R. 3742 enjoys bipartisan support in Congress with 24 co-sponsors from all parts of the country.

the federal government's treatment of tribal nations over most of the last 200 years has often been reprehensible.

I would be delighted if this Committee moved forward with either my bill, or Mr. Kildee's legislation, H.R. 3742.

Mr. Kildee's commitment to Native Americans is well known and widely admired.

It makes no sense to draw an arbitrary date for tribal recognition in order to enable the Secretary to put land into trust.

Carcieri has the potential to become a revenue grab for states, and could cause them to call the status of tribal lands into question.

I also would like to commend Senator Dorgan for his leadership on this issue in the Senate.

I felt compelled and obligated to introduce legislation to fix this problem.

It is not going to happen, we are not going to face up to this debt bomb absent some special process.

My top priority is jobs, jobs, jobs.

Promises made must be promises kept.

The financial crisis may have started on Wall Street, but this recession certainly has hurt everyone.

This legislation recognizes the importance of transforming our transportation system by investing in clean fuel.

I strongly support the United States moving forward. I think it is in our economic interest to do that regardless of what happens internationally.

I think we all are anxious to really understand this area better.

I think the points you're raising are extremely important.

If we are successful in Copenhagen, and I certainly hope we are successful in Copenhagen, it is going to be a first step.

We can do a much better job on efficiency, and we can do it without compromising the services that the people of this Nation need and deserve.