05/20/2009
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"I know the tribes are hopeful as well."
"Nearly nine years after passage of EPACT, we still have yet to see a tribe in the lower 48 assume regulatory powers over the energy development on tribal lands."
"We are very, very committed to working with Alaska Native governments and communities."
"I do find it somewhat disconcerting because, as we know, these issues of sexual assault and the allegations that are behind them have been going on for a long period of time."