Preventing these kinds of hurricane-related shortages is an achievable goal.

I think it is a wonderful thing to see folks in public service like you that are willing to continue it...

I very much appreciate your looking out for those small rural communities because they really do have a hard time.

I think it is an unanswered question, one I would like to work on with you and other members of this Committee.

It is up to Congress to set national energy policy.

I appreciate that this is a very tricky balance.

At BIA, we need somebody who can work with tribal governments and tribal members with an attitude of respect.

I applaud that effort. His goal is to have a large number of youth serving on public lands.

We are very lucky that Larry is so committed to this position because I can think of nobody who is better suited for it.

I want to work with you to make sure that Native American youth benefit from these initiatives.

One of the things that we could do that would really, I think, make a difference is come up with a plan to wipe out those backlogs.

there is no social program as important as a good job that pays well.

the points that Senator McCain raised are not irrelevant points at all, and not just harbored by himself.

I hope that one of your top priorities is focusing on how that education is delivered in Indian Country.

we almost need a Marshall Plan for dealing with these issues in Indian Country.

I personally am not very accommodating to that.

Just the thought that foreign agents are hacking into our control systems is obviously alarming

We have come to believe that these provisions do not provide sufficient protection against computer attacks.