I am truly hopeful that we can once again act in a bipartisan manner and work to include funding to address the urgent needs of Indian Country in this proposed stimulus package.
But it really is very, very tragic that Alaska Native villages have to depend on Venezuela for their safety net.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I think when you have good leadership and a sense of pragmatism, we can make good things happen.
I'm asking for your commitment, Senator Salazar, as you move into this position in Interior, to work with us to complete these transfers tha...
Forty-nine percent unemployment nationally on Indian reservations.
We have the resources, whether they be geothermal, wind or ocean energy or energy from the river, biomass, we have it all.
To create jobs and make investments in areas where those investments are desperately needed.
Tribes are ready and willing, and we have the resources. There is no doubt about it.
Nowhere in this Country is the need for infrastructure greater than on Indian reservations.
I truly appreciate all that you are poised to do, and what you have done in the past.