I would like to announce that the Committee on Indian Affairs will meet during the session of the Senate on September 20, 2012, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:15 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Advancing…

From the Constitution, it is clear our Founding Fathers understood the sovereign authority of Tribal nations and their governments.

I think sequestration itself would have a negative impact.

The policy of banning Native language use in schools was adopted by the Territory of Hawaii.

I would like to announce that the Committee on Indian Affairs will meet during the session of the Senate on September 20, 2012, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:15 p.m., to conduct a business meeting to consider…

as Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, I am sponsoring a resolution, co-sponsored by Senators Barrasso, Inouye, Crapo, Johnson of South Dakota, Murkowski, Cantwell, Tester, Franken, and Udall of New Mexico, designating November as…

Presidents Johnson and Nixon respectively introduced policies supporting Tribal self-determination.

A government-to-government relationship would make things much more effective and would allow us to manage our resources in a way that better meets the needs of our people.

I am pleased with the reforms that are underway now.

You have stood firm when folks have said, cut Federal employee pay. Cut their retirement. Cut their benefits.

At my request, I want to tell the panel, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report last week that highlighted troubling vulnerabilities in the security of radiological materials used at medical facilities across the…

you stood firm and said, no, it is about protecting Federal employees.

I support the President's use of his authorities to improve cybersecurity of the Nation's critical infrastructure such as the power grid.

We all owe a debt of gratitude to those that have made essential contributions to fighting terrorism.

you have always believed that collective bargaining was the right way to go for Federal employees.

I will miss all of this and the friendships and the work here, but I know you will carry it on.

I want to thank the two of you for your excellent work that you have been doing for our country.

you have stood firm on the issues of sequestration.