06/15/2009
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"I do have serious concerns with the proposed legislation, the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009 (H.R. 3534)."
"I would like to work with him to try and co-sponsor something that says unless the Indians exempt themselves, that mineral valuations between non-Indian and Indian mineral royalties will be the same."
"Policies which force a decrease in production would have a devastating effect on our economy just as it struggles to recover."
"Today's discussion must give attention to the need for better forest management."