It is really dry in northern Montana, but it is a lot drier in Arizona. So I know you understand the importance of water very, very well.

It is really dry in northern Montana, but it is a lot drier in Arizona. So I know you understand the importance of water very, very well.

It is the last water rights battle we have in Indian Country, and it is a big deal for Montana.

We can and we must get the Fort Belknap Indian Community water rights settlement to the President's desk this year.

Without finalized settlements, our farmers, our ranchers, our water users are left in limbo.

Without finalized settlements, our farmers, our ranchers, our water users are left in limbo.

It is the last water rights battle we have in Indian Country, and it is a big deal for Montana.

We must prioritize the needs of Native communities in our water policies.

I want to start by expressing my ongoing concerns with this really unprecedented rulemaking agenda you have pursued since taking over at the SEC.

Really too much law-making authority done through executive fiat that occurs in a bureaucratic branch of Government.

Really too much law-making authority done through executive fiat that occurs in a bureaucratic branch of Government.