If I may, Chairman Dorgan, one of the realities of this Department that I have frankly discovered in the first few weeks...
We can help change the world.
The 49-step process that you allude to is, I think, absolutely abysmal. It is something that needs to be fixed.
I believe the economic stimulus package... there will be a significant infusion into Indian Country.
We will try in the months ahead to see whether we can bring that litigation to conclusion.
Methamphetamine is the scourge of the Indian reservations across the entire Country.
One in three Native American women will experience sexual assault in her lifetime. This is an atrocity.
I am committed to restoring the integrity of the government-to-government relationship with Indian tribes.
The Nation's First Americans are going to have a place at the table under President Obama's Administration.
I am a strong supporter of the principle of tribal self-determination and will work to fully enable tribal self-governan...
I think that when one has to wait for a process that lasts 31 years to get an answer, that it is too long.
The issues of Native Americans are not to be partisan issues, they are not to be Democrat or Republican issues.
It is going to take a steady hand and a long-term sustainable commitment to address these issues.
I think tribal colleges, Senator Tester, are very important in terms of creating the kind of educated workforce that is ...
President Obama is committed to making sure that we change the conditions in Indian Country, all across the Country.
that is why we support Senator Dodd's bill and fair regulation of the marketplace.
For me and many of you who know my own story, you know that I strongly believe that education is the keystone to everyth...
We need your help. You know what the issues are and you have spoken to them so eloquently over the years.
