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We are a national leader in many areas. We have a great, I think, model of how industry, entrepreneurs, universities, research institutions, like the National Renewable Energy Lab and the government are all encouraging energy innovation…
I believe it's important we look at the short term costs of transitioning to a clean energy economy.
I think this bill would be a step in the right direction.
I want to thank the Chairman for including a study on biomass.
This is not the first Clean Energy Standard to be proposed.
Jicarilla is really a bell weather for future trust cases and it gives you a sense of where the Court is heading.
a Carcieri fix is my high priority. And I think it will help resolve, you know, many problems that are there now.
the old definition is based on this notion of dependency, it is based on this notion of incompetency, that we are wards of a guardian.
the question of the Federal Government's responsibility to Tribes is worth examining.
there was a period in history where the Supreme Court was really a champion in terms of Native rights and now it has turned the other way.
I think it is important to hold this hearing, a very important hearing for Indian Country.
I am convinced of that and I think an ever growing number of Tribes are convinced of that as well.
The question of the Federal Government's responsibility to Tribes is worth examining.
Now is the time for Congress to reassert that, under the Constitution, it is Congress which is the primary repository for setting policy regarding Indian Tribes.
Does the Jicarilla decision erode Tribal rights and/or Federal trust responsibility to Tribes?
the Supreme Court has made rulings that have significantly impacted the relationship between Tribes and the Federal Government.
This is a historic event that is vital to establishing an official record describing the responsibilities of the Federal Government to Tribes.
The Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 employs a market-based approach to accelerate deployment of a wide variety of power generation technologies.