they should be investing those dollars in things that they want to do for their tribes, rather than for lawyers and in court.

I very much support your bill that you introduced to deal with this. I am a cosponsor of it.

that money should go into health care. It should go into education for our grandchildren.

Because of the extended period of our association with the United States since the end of World War II, Palau has adopted wholly the American values and ideals of freedom, democracy, and the rule of law.

Today, this close relationship continues under the Compact of Free Association that was entered into force in 1994.

Palau has stood with the U.S. on key U.N votes despite pressure and entreaties of other nations.

Palau will faithfully honor all of its obligations and responsibilities under the Compact of Free Association.

Palau is one of the United States' closest and most reliable allies.

This relationship began in 1944 at the Battle of Peleliu where over 1,700 U.S. servicemen lost their lives.

The relationship grew during the 47 years that the U.S. administered Palau under the U.N. Trusteeship.

the offsets proposed today are not new, and I don't believe that they have the support needed to move this bill forward.

It is a struggle getting there, but it is a struggle worth having and worth going through the process.

The potential benefits of small, modular, nuclear energy plants are substantial and the technologies should be pursued and supported.

what Senator Stabenow and I are advocating is a winning policy for the future, so we can get millions of alternative fuel vehicles out on the roads of this country.

if you want to find more oil you ought to drill below Detroit.

There's also a difference in the total CO2 emissions that is also a factor and that goes together with that.

Do you think that if more companies pursued recycling from their material needs that we could reduce, significantly perhaps, our manufacturing energy needs in our country?

Using the elements that we recover from recycling have reduced the need for energy by 70 percent.