There's an old saying, 'If you don't care where you're going, you're never going to be lost.' The point is, we need to have a direction, her...
Let's decide where America wants to head, here. Let's decide, for the next decade, where we want to go with respect to energy.
It seems to me that the lack of some sort of central goal or aspiration for our country has been prevalent for a long, long while.
If we're going to move toward an electric-drive-vehicle future, nearly 70 percent of the oil we use in the transportation fleet comes from o...
I think that's necessary. We've certainly built rail lines and so on to accommodate the ability to move coal.
I can't think of a more effective system in the world to allocate goods and services than the free market, frankly.
I also urge the Committee to take opportunities to improve the Indian health system during health reform.
Reform proposals should support and strengthen our system.
This is a moral issue, an ethical issue, and a legal treaty obligation of this country.
I am dedicated, I know my Vice Chairman is as well, to turn once again to Indian health care.
I don't think there is a population in this Country that is as affected with unemployment, poverty, lack of health care, good housing and ed...
If we are saying to people that money is only available for life and limb, we are consigning a whole lot of folks to a lifetime of pain and ...
I urge the Committee to consider adding important provisions back into the bill.
I fully understand the sovereignty issue. I think perhaps more than most, I understand that.
I would like to thank Chairman Dorgan and Senator Murkowski and indeed, the entire Committee for all the hard work that they have done on be...
We are all disappointed that the House did not complete the job in 2008, but we are not discouraged.
We are determined to try to do something about that.
We need to get this done. This is life or death for some people.
