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We have both a treaty responsibility plus a moral responsibility to make sure of that.

Simplifying that would be a huge step forward.

It is really surprising. I had never really thought about it before...

The proposed reductions are unacceptable as far as I am concerned, but we will see how the Committee reacts...

We remain dismayed at the seemingly unsolvable issues that continue to haunt efforts to maintain healthy horses on healthy ranges.

We are also concerned about the reduction of $12.4 million from the Alaska Conveyance Program.

We believe funding for this program should be restored.

The Bureau of Land Management budget does not recognize funding directly for the National Scenic and Historic Trails.

Stewardship contracting is something that I think everybody on this committee supports.

Would we all not be better off if those resources--or at least a majority of those resources--were used in managing public lands rather than in courts?

The biggest threat really is the deficit that we are facing.

So I know that is not on your topic and not your responsibility but I would just ask, as you do have the opportunity to interact with a lot of members and influence a lot of people, just get them to think about the big problems and have…

I suspect this year we will also have to again fight off some amendments from some people that would like to do away with a lot of the arts.

This Committee, as you noted, has been very supportive of the arts and will continue to be.

I am going to have to go get a Bartlett's quotation book.

Even though he is not here, I also want to thank Congressman Simpson from my home state.

America needs to get involved in this budget discussion because it is ordering priorities but it is also recognizing that there is a finite set of resources.

Several of us have been trying to figure out how we are going to fund these systems.