I know there is a great deal of needs there, and I do hope to get the committee out--we have talked about this for a while--and visit some of the tribal lands out in Idaho and let them see what is going on at the various places.
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We have a responsibility there. We know that, and we are trying as much as we can to do that.
Mike Simpson, who is a member of this committee, has a bill that would allow us to use the disaster account for these catastrophic fires.
Every single elected official at every level of government representing this area, other than the President, is opposed to this monument.
This legislation doesn't create a new law, but rather lays out explicit conditions by which FDA must explain how and when it will enforce dairy food standards of identity.
I wanted to thank Representative Simpson for all the efforts he has done for Indian Country over the years.
Congressman Simpson has asked to bring members of this subcommittee to Idaho, and the Nimiipuu would welcome you to a land that we share with the deer, elk, moose, bear, wolf, Big Horn sheep, mountain lion, that watches the eagle announce…
The Nez Perce Tribe has long been a proponent of self-determination for tribes and believe our primary obligation is to protect the treaty-reserved rights of the tribe and its members.
We need to push EPA to get these sites cleaned up and get back to economic order again.
We believe in self-governance around here, so we know you have the--Indian Country has the competence to run their own affairs.
It is--if you go out and do timber sales, reforestation is a mandatory thing. It is not on a wildfire.
I think I have detected one of the problems, and it may be that the two were not speaking the same language.
We need to all work together to get this under control.
I hope that remains the case. Our regulatory regime should be properly tailored and avoid a one-size-fits-all approach.
Financial regulation should strike the proper balance between the need for a safe and sound financial system and the need to promote a vibrant, growing economy.
I am encouraged by President Trump's Executive Order on Core Principles for regulating the financial system.
If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 8:06 p.m., adjourned until Friday, February 3, 2017, at 6:30 a.m.