Hopefully we can continue to work together on this because it continues to be an issue of concern for many.

We all recognize the Federal Government has important responsibilities in Indian Country.

I appreciate your efforts and direction.

I come to the floor today to talk about an issue that has been in the news quite a bit, and quite a bit on the minds of people, I think, all around the Capitol, which is what is happening with, specifically, Vladimir Putin and Russia and…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2015 budget request for tribal programs.

We learned of the 'crucify them' mentality, where small business owners and ranchers are bullied into submission.

I rise today to introduce S. 2132, the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2014. In recent years, the Committee on Indian Affairs has received concerns from Indian tribes and the energy industry that…

tomorrow President Obama is scheduled to sit down for an interview with a health care Web site called WebMD. The President will take questions about his health care law, and he is going to try one more time to convince people across the…

reserving the right to object, today Russia's Defense Ministry announced new military operations in regions along the Ukrainian border, a disturbing development that comes 1 day after Ukraine's interim Prime Minister visited President…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 328, H.R. 4152. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. The…

at a small desk on the third floor of the Wyoming State Capitol sits Joan Barron. For 48 years, Joan has served as a reporter for the Casper Star Tribune, sharing Wyoming's government with Wyoming's people. On March 21, 2014, Joan is…

I introduced this bill on March 13 and am joined by Senators McCain, Hoeven, Murkowski, Thune, and Enzi as co-sponsors.

When you testified in September of 2011, you really talked about the need for additional maintenance, I think you said today, an $80 billion backlog in Indian Country.

Regulations require a mile worth of paperwork for every mile worth of road.

We need to ensure that our infrastructure is built to last and meets the needs of our communities.

We would appreciate that, if you could get that back to us at the first available, convenient time.

Thank you very much. Thanks to all the witnesses.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate your holding this important hearing today.

I do want to take a second to welcome Wes Martel and John Smith from the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.

Both of you gentlemen work very hard to make the Wind River Reservation a safer place to live through the Tribal Transportation Program.

the statistics on the numbers of accidents in Indian Country that are directly attributable to bad roads should shock the conscience of every member of Congress.

A lot of our roads are in a sad state of disrepair. But that maintenance really needs to be addressed, Senator.

I congratulate my colleague from Texas for his comments, and I agree with his concerns. These are the same concerns I hear at home in Wyoming. I was in Buffalo, WY, at a health fair this past weekend. Hundreds of people from the community…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 58…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. All time has expired. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Rose Eilene…