The incentives in this legislation are based on a fundamental principle: the polluter pays.

S. 1759 and H.R. 3750 would interfere with fulfillment of a long-deferred federal trust responsibility owed to the Hoopa Valley Tribe.

Tribal wind potential can provide 20 percent of the installed electric power that was generated in the United States in 2004.

You should know you have a real champion in him.

I strongly support giving Indian tribes more abilities to influence transmission siting decisions across reservations.

Tribal solar energy potential can provide 4.5 times the installed electric power that was generated in the United States in 2004.

Tribal lands comprise approximately 5 percent of the Nation's land base and contain 10 percent of the Nation's energy resources.

He is trying to shake the bureaucracy and get things done with you.

My legislation would increase the benefit to a reasonable level so that future veterans like Andrew Parker can come home and get the resources they need to make changes to their parent's home.

Our bill switches the burden of proof from the soldier to the government, where in such cases it rightfully belongs.

I promised him I would use my position to get them the care they deserve.

I am proud that this legislation has the support of the National Guard Association of the United States and the Paralyzed Veterans of America.

It is our moral obligation to offer access to prompt, quality care.

I think it's important we try to have an understanding of this aspect of the cap and trade bill.

I introduced the HEARTH Act after meeting with several housing directors from New Mexico's Pueblos, where I learned about the owner's process for securing a long-term lease on Indian Trust land.

Our nation is home to a vast diversity of tribes, and federal policy should reflect that diversity.

The last thing that the Federal government should do is to stand in the way of families who are ready, willing, and able to buy a home.

Families shouldn't be forced to make such an important decision based on how many months or years it will take the Federal bureaucracy to approve a mortgage on tribal land.