"They are to be highly commended."
"We could slide right back into litigation."
"It is just very important, I think."
"I think the Secretary has brought us to the brink of closure and victory, and it would really be a shame if one part of the bureaucracy or Congress blew an opportunity to settle a case whose roots rea..."
"I think that was a brilliant settlement. It was a great way to deal with a thorny issue."
"When tribes can control their affairs--their education system, their health care system--and individual tribal members know where the decisions are made, it is not somewhere hundreds or thousands of m..."
"It is literally in the neighborhood of 1 million wells. So this is not a new thing."
"I just want to be very careful as we go forward in this area, and I am just speaking for myself, that we not take away proven technologies or walk into litigation situations without meaning to on some..."
"I think particularly if you look at the explosion of litigation over the course of a decade, it is hard to believe there is that much local issue, there is a national concern here."
"Having the coverage does not mean much if you cannot get the care."
"The needs of this population really are unique, and having the concentration of expertise and people familiar with dealing with substantial numbers of Native Americans is really critical for us."
"I am just skeptical if it really is, and this has come to me rather recently."