This is the largest environmental settlement in history. And $1 billion of that will go towards clean up of abandoned uranium mines and mills on the Navajo Nation.

I think as we look at the authorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, potentially putting that together with PILT is an appropriate way of looking at a longer-term, permanent source of funding for both programs.

Thank you very much for your visit to southern New Mexico.

I think it has brought a comfort level in terms of health and safety to the community that we have the EPA being an independent monitor of these radiation releases.

I am very concerned there might be a lapse. We have been able to work in the appropriations process to get a 1-year extension.

I understand that the President's budget zeroed out a categorical grant program for radon detection and information.

This settlement helps to right a historic injustice to the Navajo people and the surrounding communities.

I think this is historic, and I think it is going to make a big difference to the Navajo Nation and to many places where you have this uranium contamination.

Under Federal statute, charities cannot engage in any political activity, correct?

I disagree that there ought to, still, be any effort not to hold them accountable based on what the Federal law says.

these contract support costs are absolutely crucial for self determination and for the tribes to be able to move forward with the things they believe are important to them.

This was a painful, unnecessary, arbitrary cut to communities that can ill afford them.

Tribal Head Start programs lost $11.9 million as a result of sequestration, impacting 25,000 children in 26 States.

BIE schools lost $42.2 million as a result of sequestration.

It has been absolutely devastating, the long terms effects sequestration has had on Indian Country.

I am going to take something the chairman said, and I hope he doesn't mind, and use it out of context. So all means all. I am going to go back to none means none.

And political campaign activities are not a (c)(4) social welfare, not part of their mission, correct?

And I really want to thank you for directing the ONRR to reverse its position and not sequester the funds.