Don Young

This Congress passed the ability to build that road.

I just think that is very inappropriate.

I think your decision stunk.

This settlement was inadequate to begin with, and we are trying to take that inadequacy and make it work.

If that is the case, no wonder it is not working, because they don't have the time.

This body, the total congressional body, is sort of like a snail that doesn't have any salt on it.

The Settlement is not the opening of a new chapter, but the continuation of a story that has been written.

I voted for the Claims Resolution Act, but it was with reservations.

Today the subcommittee will review the Land Buy-Back Program of the Tribal Nations.

Before we start the day's hearing I want to say a word about Jimmy Newton, Chairman of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.

This is one of my priorities.

I opposed that settlement. I opposed it vividly, because I don't think it was enough money.

If we can't do anything else we ought to extend that time limit.

I hope you take the time to talk to Doc Hastings and myself.

There isn't that communication.

I thank the chairman. I look forward to working on this issue further, and I also want to extend my heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Coble), the only former coastguardsman now serving in…

I ask the chairman, I am aware there are several important issues surrounding the disposition of LORAN stations, including the disposition of lands associated with them that we should closely examine and deal with in an appropriate manner…

I would like to indulge in a colloquy with Mr. Hunter. I want to thank the chairman of the subcommittee for yielding and, again, thank him for his work. Section 221 of H.R. 4005 prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from dismantling…

Mr. Young. No? OK. Mr. Chairman, again, what I don't want to see is an agency, 'OK, we are going to have a silver bullet, we are going to produce new cars, double hull,' da, da, da--has nothing to do with these derailments.

Mr. Young. Mr. Chairman, my interest in this is this is another agency that doesn't understand what in the world they are doing.

I suspect they will be like all other Americans.

But right now, it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I do appreciate the hearing. I am still willing to sit down and talk to people about solving, if there is a problem.

I believe Bypass is the most efficient way.

The problem is that universal service has a price.