The Administration has an opportunity to foster a new economic period of productivity.

It is a lifeline in a community where the unemployment rate, as we head from Chairman Not Afraid, is somewhere between 25 and 47 percent.

It is a new day for tribal sovereignty and a new day for prosperous tribal economies.

the people spoke loudly last fall. For too long, the Obama administration ignored the common sense of those who managed the lands and our natural resources. Now is the time for that power to be put back into the hands of the folks who know…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate recess until 2:15 p.m. and that the time during the recess be charged equally to both sides on the joint resolution. There being no objection, the Senate, at 12:35 p.m., recessed until 2:15 p.m. and…

Can I get your commitment to work with Congress to ensure the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement receives the full funding it needs to be implemented?

All of what the Shakopee Tribe does, for others, and with other governments, rests on one basic foundation--the Shakopee Tribe is a government, a sovereign, worthy of respect by other sovereign governments.

It is not a nice to have; it is honoring a treaty.

I have always viewed them as equals and not rivals.

My position on the Little Shell has been supportive of it.

Without having infrastructure, we are not able to compete in a global economy.

My steadfast commitment is to support sovereignty so we get out of the way if that is the direction the tribe wants to go.

It's a new day for Indian Country. It's a new day for tribal sovereignty. And it's a new day for prosperous tribal economies.

If you must fight, fight for your people.

I was very glad to hear you reference Missoula's airport's new terminal in your written testimony.

It is energy. In some cases, that energy results in a whole variety but it is economic development and without an economy, nothing else really matters.

I remain committed to working with tribes on a government-to-government basis, particularly when it pertains to matters under Interior's jurisdiction.

Regardless of political party, our duty as Americans is to uphold our trust responsibilities and consult and collaborate on a government-to-government basis with Tribes from Maine to Alaska.