Tom Udall actually said...

In order to put ourselves as a Country on a path to energy independence, it is very important to get the tribes to play a role in that.

In order to access on a commercial basis, we have to make sure when we do our transmission development we include Indian tribes.

I applaud his work to promote energy development on tribal lands.

One of the main reasons I ran for the Senate is because I saw the world's greatest deliberative body turning into a graveyard of good ideas.