"America cannot afford to leave stranded its most abundant, commercially viable energy resource."
"I am asking you, begging you, to get underway and get this technology perfected."
"Coal is incredibly important to my State, Kentucky. The industry provides over 60,000 jobs, including about 15,000 coal miners."
"we must provide the legal and the regulatory framework to do so."
"Of course, you know, Chairman Posey is here today, so I would ask: What do you need from the tribes?"
"That is a frightening prospect for the communities and it is why I keep raising this issue."
"Well, I do appreciate that the Department is working on that so-called high priority performance goal, the pilot program on the Wind River Reservation."
"The tribal leaders on our Wind River Reservation speak to me about law enforcement issues and BIA police staffing shortages just about every time that we meet back in Wyoming."
"I believe is a real problem in Indian Country: recruiting, training and retaining officers to serve on BIA and tribal police forces."
"Does the Department intend to raise the levels of law enforcement staffing to meet the level of need of 29 officers for the Wind River Reservation?"
"In some Indian communities, public safety is much more than just an issue--it's a crisis."