the only way you solve problems around this place is to talk and to discuss and to negotiate
I can commit to you today that I would be happy to be the person heading the Federal water rights team.
We can't continue to keep saying no. What we have to do is try to find ways we can say yes.
We need somebody in the Department that is going to sit down and negotiate in good faith with the Tribe and with us.
I have a lot of respect for you. I think you are a good guy.
the objections to be heard for the first time by these guys in the last 24 hours is totally unacceptable
It is a very important bill to the folks with the Blackfeet Tribe there in Montana.
We agreed wholeheartedly with Senator Tester's observation about the importance of economic development on the Indian re...
If the Department's right on that, we need to get that fixed because the settlement is exactly what it is.
Why are we holding Blackfeet to a higher standard than we hold some of the other water settlements to?
Well, your recommendations shouldn't be a moving target, though.
It confirms that the United States is a nation that honors its commitments to all its citizens, including those who belo...
Water is critical for the variety of land uses that occur on the reservation: farming, ranching, timber, oil and gas dev...
This bill speaks to both lessons.
The bill ratifies the water rights compact with the Blackfeet Nation.
I do not think the measure of a civilization is how tall its buildings of concrete are but rather how well its people ha...
Water is the foundation of life for every community, but particularly in rural communities.
This bill is the right thing to do. It will create jobs in Blackfeet Reservation and it will improve reservation infrast...
