Ben Ray Luján

One of the things we could do to work together is to alleviate that.

I appreciate the mentorship and advocacy that has come from Chairman Young in these areas.

I appreciate that transition to transmission.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

So you would be open, as long as you could streamline the process to make sure that adequate protections were in there for the tribe, for the tribal members, as well?

your attention to the tribes, not only in the budget but also in your responses to questions today is certainly important.

If the Federal Government absolved--if the trust responsibilities were absolved, is that something you would support?

I have learned that more has to be done, and I support the approach that this Subcommittee is taking.

The first impulse of those concerned with regulatory policy should not be to claim 'the science made me do it' or to dismiss or discount scientific results, but rather to publicly discuss the policies and values that legitimately affect…

Enacting CEDA would be the most important thing in the short run that Congress can do to incentivize domestic manufacturing.

federally funded scientists could be a tremendous resource for small and startup businesses.

I hope that collectively we might be able to be supportive of programs like that going forward.

The nation that grows its economy with clean energy will lead the global economy of the 21st century.

The proportional amount of scientific innovation that the United States has been contributing to the global scientific community has been diminishing over the last 30 years.

America's dependence on foreign fossil fuels cannot continue at its current rate.

If H.R. 2938 is not enacted and the Nation is able to move forward with their proposed plans to open a fourth casino, current gaming compacts could be nullified.

I think Congress enacted, in 1986, a settlement Act between the Department of the Interior and the Tohono O'odham Nation.

I hope that is an area that we might be able to work together with colleagues on both sides of the aisle.

Thank you, Chairman Quayle. I yield back the balance of my time.

Shouldn't we be looking to increase our capacity with domestic data centers on U.S. soil, especially as we talk about the security of U.S. information?

It is essential that we find a way to ensure the security and privacy of the cloud so that the Federal Government can reap the full benefits of this emerging technology.

The industry should develop a service catalog (or service catalogs) for various categories of information, using industry standard language and metrics.

recently there was a conversation in New Mexico that someone described the smart grid as the Internet for electricity.

Cloud computing has many potential benefits. By sharing IT capabilities in the cloud, individuals, businesses, and government agencies are able to leverage their resources more effectively.

I look forward to hearing from our witnesses about the Administration's efforts and what we here in Congress can and should do to ensure progress continues.