Mike Simpson

I think Congressman Simpson is suggesting let us at least keep the licensing process alive.

The thing I hear most from every community I talk to that is interested in it is that they do not trust the federal government to make interim storage interim, because in the long run they are going to say we got it solved; deal with it.

The residents of Carlsbad are very interested in potentially taking on an interim storage facility.

The problem with Yucca Mountain is not technical. It is political.

I would argue that we have actually got something out of Yucca, and that is a big hole in the ground.

A major national goal of the United States is to provide the resources, processes, and structure that will enable Indian tribes and tribal members to obtain the quality and quantity of healthcare services and opportunities that will…

I do think we still see a good deal of error and fraud in the EITC.

I do not want them managing public lands, which is why I do not want them doing anything with the budgets frankly.

One of the things I heard about this last week when I was out in Idaho the last couple weeks visiting with some county commissioners are two things that they are really concerned about with sequestration--Secure Rural Schools funding…

The most significant conservation restoration effort in the history of humankind, and that is because of the penalties that will be flowing into conservation as a result of the oil spill.

I appreciate the Dental Association being very active in this and trying to address a real need out there in Indian Country.

I want to assure you all that your testimony is important and we take it very seriously.

I appreciate the work that you are doing and have done with us trying to address this disparity.

At the federal level, if SRF funding is maintained at the fiscal year 2012 mark, we would not meet the identified needs using federal funds for more than 250 years.

What we need is some cooperation with the body across the rotunda and we all need to be working off the same numbers.

How do we decrease this disparity, not just between Native Americans and the rest of the American population, but the disparity within Indian tribes?

At the same time we have a massive federal debt of more than $16 trillion, which demands that we reduce federal spending.

I plan on being around. I plan on seeing that happen, at the same time I see us finishing our appropriation bills by October 1.

There are excuses that are made all the time for not doing what is our responsibility, not fulfilling our responsibilities.

The trust responsibility was a promise to provide education, to provide healthcare, and for the well-being of natives

What are the consequences of deleting the language that prevents the expansion of grades in existing schools?

We have a responsibility here just as we do with the DOD schools.

We need to do the same thing with Indian education.

The physical condition of them, is really highly suspect and something needs to be done.

The conditions in schools affects the quality of their education and went through a variety of reasons why it does that.