The first use of U.S. nuclear weapons would appear to be a clear declaration of war.

I do not think you can say oh, we are going to indefinitely postpone it. The message should go to the Secretary that he reconvene the Review Committee and continue its statutorily mandated mission, which is I think tremendously important.

We support the STOP Act's increased penalties for violations of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)...

The problem with this is that is the entity to do the enforcement. If you are putting this in hiatus indefinitely, you have stopped the enforcement activities.

the entire Federal Government has a trust responsibility to the tribes.

We must work together to address the unique challenges faced by tribal nations.

This is an unacceptable practice for an organization with such power over consumers' lives.

the idea of taxpayer money going to private companies to dig for information this Committee should be able to get from Federal agencies already strikes me as wasteful and duplicative.

I sent a letter to the President in March urging him to continue the tradition of holding the White House Tribal Nations Conference.

I think what I've seen today, I've been here for a long time listening today to the testimony, there are a lot of good ideas, and hopefully we can find a bipartisan way to really deal with a very tough situation.

The HHS Inspector General's oversight activities are not enough to hold IHS accountable.

The exportation of cultural items and archaeological resources that are already protected from trafficking within the U.S. is illegal.