Yes, I have been down in an underground mine, but I know that most people have not.
I suspect that the thousands of people that we'd have to hire in order to have a shorter period of time than that would create quite an econ...
If we drop that, how much of the extra resources are we going to need just to take care of the ones that we're going to be neglecting, who d...
Energy development on the Wind River Reservation means jobs. Energy development on the Wind River Reservation means incomes for families.
Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
If I could ask, I know you have been a strong supporter of Title V of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
We are grateful for the significant tribal outreach that Chairman Dorgan and Vice Chairman Barrasso have conducted.
Energy independence is crucial for our nation, and we must include tribal lands in our efforts.
I appreciate his work in those areas and they are also incorporated in the discussions today.
I am determined to try to make that happen, which will unlock substantial amounts of opportunity to produce electricity on Indian lands all ...
Thank you, Senator Harkin, for holding this roundtable as part of our series of hearings on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Second...
Second, how will any proposed changes effect or impact schools and school districts in rural areas?
I have two key questions in mind. First, what can we do to fix the current version of ESEA--commonly known as the No Child Left Behind Act?
I have concerns about timber sale programs and how that will play into this.
But the President's budget doesn't include bark beetle funding for the Intermountain West in fiscal year 2011.
As Senator Barrasso has said, there are 12 States today that are facing an epidemic with the bark beetle.
Because if a million trees are falling every 10 days, and we want to give considerable thought to that, but the bark beetle infestation is c...
Thank you for being here to chair this important hearing.
