We must recognize the tremendous risk and cost associated with every year that passes without protection in place.

Senators Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan announced last week that they have successfully secured emergency funding to shore up roads in the Devils Lake basin.

Tribes ceded close to 200 million acres of land during the treaty-making and removal periods prior to 1881.

Tribes ceded close to 200 million acres of land during the treaty-making and removal periods prior to 1881.

I believe that Congress will likely need to act to clarify this issue for tribes and to ensure that the land in trust process is available to all tribes regardless of when they were recognized.

In that case, the Supreme Court held that the Secretary of the Interior could NOT acquire lands in trust status for an Indian tribe acknowledged after 1934.

I just want to say that I am concerned about the court's decision in Carcieri and the impact it may have on those tribes that were recognized after 1934.

Tribes ceded close to 200 million acres of land during the treaty-making and removal periods prior to 1881.

I don't disagree with that at all, but do you think 50 years from now, that your hope is more efficient internal combustion engines, more diesel engines on the road?

I feel very strongly that the administration has solicited the service of someone who's extraordinary.

I'm going to strongly support your nomination. I told you when we met in my office, I am very pleased you have decided to accept this opportunity, but we have not had consistent leadership.

I'm stunned that the budget essentially just moves away from hydrogen fuel cell research and stops projects in the middle of these projects.