I have stressed from day one the need to have all the facts and information surrounding the cause of this incident before there is a rush to judgment . . . or a rush to legislate.
The oil spill was a terrible tragedy and the effects are still being felt today.
While understanding these concerns, I kept, and am keeping, an open mind on the recommendations of the President's Commission.
the identical bills introduced by Representative Doc Hastings and Senator Maria Cantwell, beginning in the 108th Congress
This is an immensely important decision, and I think that it is the responsibility obviously of this Committee and this Congress to try to s...
Congress must work deliberately, and it is our responsibility to consider the views of the many different interests that are affected.
Any statements to the contrary are clearly an attack on Congress' plenary authority over Indians.
S. 1759 and H.R. 3750 would interfere with fulfillment of a long-deferred federal trust responsibility owed to the Hoopa Valley Tribe.
It fundamentally shifts Congressional policy over recognized Indian tribes in what I consider, Mr. Chairman, to be the right direction.
It is most important for museums and Federal agencies to repatriate human remains found on Federal or Indian lands in a respectful and digni...
Five of the bills affect public land issues relating to the congressional district represented by the bill sponsors. These are representativ...