Dan Boren: “These are the kinds of cuts that need to be made. This is the wasteful spending we talk about.”

Congress has to act to create sovereign self determined tribes. If we do that, we are in good shape.

I want to commend you both for coming together and sponsoring a single bill to provide for the distribution of these funds.

Thank you Mr. Chairman. First, I want to commend you Chairman Young for keeping the promise you made to Indian Country last year, to draft and introduce legislation that allows tribes to pursue energy self-determination.

For us to be energy independent, we have to give incentives to our domestic industry.