What advice would you give to Native youth and artists who want to redefine how Natives are portrayed in the movie industry?

I think that is something that is a thread through all of your testimony, is that we want to break the cycle, we don't want this passed on to our children.

I also wanted to mention that in my State of North Dakota, we have the Fighting Sioux nickname at the University of North Dakota.

Could you get into that a little bit more?

I think we all talk about the smart grid, but I think it's in the eye of the beholder.

It is really unfortunate, because none of the tribes were consulted and none of the Native American citizens of the tribal nations in North Dakota were included at that table for that bill to be passed.

I would like to thank Chairman Rockefeller for holding this important hearing.

In New Mexico widespread and intense drought has left farms, grassland, and forests dry and vulnerable.

I commend these local and Federal officials who have coordinated efforts across the state.

I strongly believe the next surface transportation bill can address the enormous infrastructure needs of our cities--which we all know have been ignored for far too long--as well as the needs of rural America.

Let's get it done. Let's reinvest in America.

I'm proud to say that the district attorney, who was the DA at the time, who brought the case, the deputy district attorney who actually prosecuted the case, the district attorney in our jurisdiction who is there today and his chief…