These bills are important, as they address the complex tribal water and land issues.
The worry that I have in the back of my head is that reclamation cost estimates or inflation could potentially force the...
We have so much more to do here.
So you raise an issue that I would like to finish off my question back to you, Secretary Newland.
Just recognizing that things around here don't necessarily move very quickly, it seems to me that if there were identifi...
I think we have recognized that when we are talking about any of these water projects, we have seen costs escalate consi...
the tribe needs to be made whole. I think we are absolutely in agreement there.
I am pleased that we are here with a settlement with broad support including from the Governor of Montana.
We need to ensure that the voices of Native communities are heard and respected.
I think we know we have a lot more to do to provide water to Native communities.
Let us do more than just talk about it. Let us make sure that access is there until we can find the treatment.