"So we are looking at our IHS dollars to maintain our cultural integrity."
"What we need to do is find a plan where we can project 5 years ahead where we would like to double the investment in the arts and humanities."
"I am not worried about the arts in New York, or the arts in Washington, or the arts in Los Angeles. I am worried about the arts in Salmon, Idaho."
"At a time when urban Indian organizations are struggling, what is happening in the Seattle area that has enabled your budget to grow so strongly?"
"We appreciate Representative Simpson's leadership in bringing together the Federal agency, Simplot, and the tribes to work collaboratively on this."
"Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you for calling this important hearing to get input from the public on a wide array of programs under this subcommittee's jurisdiction."
"Several years ago I said, I guess about 4 or 5 years ago, we had one of the directors for the NEA out in Idaho."
"We strongly believe the BLM headquarters should be located in Washington, D.C."
"We need to be working with those authorizing committees, so I appreciate that."
"I know that you support the President's budget, and that is kind of what you have to do."
"I take very seriously the Federal Government's responsibility to remove nuclear, radioactive, and other hazardous waste materials from communities like Oak Ridge and other communities around the count..."