03/11/2009
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"Any infrastructure package must be inclusive of Tribal communities, including strengthening requirements that Federal agencies consult and engage with Tribal communities in a meaningful way."
"We hope you will consider the public-private partnership concepts. Please keep in mind to put in place safeguards that ensure minority participation."
"We need to be proactive, Mr. Chairman. Because when Congress is silent, little to no DBE participation occurs."
"Indian reservation roads, which make up the principal transportation system for residents and visitors to Tribal and Alaska Native communities, are some of the most underdeveloped networks in our Nati..."