The consistent message from tribal leaders has been that education for their people is among the highest of all priorities.
We need to ensure that Native Americans have the same access to justice as everyone else.
Could you talk a little bit about recommendations you might have to kind of further accelerate project delivery?
The Highway Reauthorization is truly, to me, a jobs bill. We need more red, white and blue jobs in States like Wyoming, California, Louisian...
Repetitive lawsuits after lawsuits have been resolved. The reason we can't do things as quickly as others... is because it takes so long to ...
We need a program that cuts down on burdensome paperwork and puts people back to work.
The question before us is how do we accomplish this in a fiscally responsible manner.
I want to thank Senator Barrasso for supporting my nomination to this Commission and for supporting our hearing today.
We think it makes sense. And in the long run, it adds a little bit more to the institutional legitimacy.
One of the highlights the Commission points to in the report is a lack of Federal judges and Federal courthouses.
I am just wondering how you think preventive services are going to assist in reducing the number of Indian youth in the justice system.