Well, thank you. I want to thank all of you from this panel and I want to thank everyone who came to testify today.
We would like to get everything in the Senate record that everybody wants to have said on this topic.
We just think there's got to be a lot more interaction between the BIA and the tribes.
I am so grateful that President Joy McFarland allowed us to come here today for this hearing.
I want to welcome everyone to the hearing, which is entitled, 'The Wind River Irrigation Project--Issues Arising From and Contributing to De...
Words like slowly and working down the list, that's not something that the folks here--people in Wyoming kind of like when they see a proble...
Do you believe the Wind River Irrigation Project can meet the Wind River demands with out additional capital?
We work closely together in a bipartisan way to try to find solutions for problems.
I think that would eliminate a lot of red tape.
I understand and appreciate how important this measure is to Senator Tester, and I know it is important to the Little Shell members who supp...
Do you anticipate that there are tribes which have the authority to enter into the surface leases for that term of up to 99 years, if they w...
There are so many things I think that Washington gets wrong, States get right.
We don't need a regional system that only serves largely populated urban areas.
Any cessation or any loss of Federal funds is going to have a dramatic impact on that.
As Senator Baucus has said, Montana and Wyoming allow the flow of commerce to move from coast to coast.
It is a concern when you hear the shortage of 200,000 housing units and the impact on economic activity.
Is there anything else that you would like to share with the Committee?
The HEARTH Act would authorize tribes to enter into business and agricultural leases without the approval of the Secretary.
