Through responsible development of these resources tribes and individual Indians are well positioned to provide good jobs to tribal members.
The purpose of today's hearing is to review the President's fiscal year 2012 budget request for Native American programs.
Today the government borrows money at the same time that it imposes obstacles for creation of new wealth.
It is imperative for Congress to ensure to uphold Indian treaties and solemn promises made to tribes through acts of Congress.
Today, the government borrows money at the same time as it imposes obstacles to the creation of new wealth.
I don't think we have the right to implement laws that don't benefit that nation.
We have those high records of what I call Third World poverty.
the unemployment rate for Indian tribes is in the neighbor of 60 percent, as high as 85 percent in some communities.
I have watched all the horses before for the last 40 years, so don't feel bad.
You guys are running around in transparency with an iron suit on.
I am not about to disburse $1.8 billion without a plan, and who is going to receive what.
You have to have a plan.
This is not Democrat and Republican. We only have one constituency to represent.
There will always be conflict in Indian politics. That is one of the most difficult things we face.
I think we're all waiting for it. Concerned though, of course, that as we wait these liabilities continue to mount and to accrue.
I'm concerned that as we try to ramp up and truly build out our nuclear industry, the trained workforce is not timed right.
Relating to nuclear workers: we talk a lot about an aging workforce.
So do we have an idea--just even in the ballpark--of how much we anticipate the final tally will be when the government finally takes title ...
