07/28/2010
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"This budget with more than 60 percent of funds devoted to wildfire prevention and response is a dangerous step in that direction. It concerns me deeply."
"Senator Tester has a pressing engagement."
"I am very disappointed, Chief Tidwell, that the President's budget makes no attempt to provide supplemental funds to shore up the 10-year average or to address the longer term structural problems with..."
"It means a budget that slashes nearly $700 million from Tribal programs, ignoring this Nation's trust and treaty obligations for American Indians and Alaskan Natives."