The urgent need for job creation on Indian reservations is apparent to everybody.

We appreciate Sen. Dorgan's outreach to the Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy.

We would like to see an elimination of the sunset provisions in the property depreciation schedule and the Indian employment tax credit.

Unemployment on the Indian reservations is not seasonal. It is chronic.

Unemployment means poverty, in most cases, despair, high suicide rates, dropout rates, poor health, poor housing conditions.

The unemployment rate on the reservation exceeds 73 percent, as stated by Mr. Barrasso.

In particular, we appreciate Senator Dorgan's communication with Secretary Salazar and Secretary Chu in an effort to spur a collaborative and comprehensive federal effort to support energy development in Indian country.

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