John Barrasso

The Office of the Inspector General issued a report on Indian oil and gas leasing last September.

There were a lot of big promises and plans back then and they all stopped as a result of the Depression, difficult fiscal times, as you say.

What do you think needs to be done to address the concerns you have regarding the non-Indian stakeholders who might be affected by these proposed transfers?

Addressing that problem, to me, seems to be a good feature of this bill.

I want to thank him on the record for all the work he has done in terms of Indian country.

We need to ensure that the Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act is passed to protect our water resources.

The people of the State of Montana will be losing a great advocate when he retires.

His service will certainly be missed.

I think there has been a lot more discussion about it than there has actually been multiple compacts to the same location.

I think the jury is out and we are going to have to do some more testing on that to ensure that it is as rigorous as it is being advertised to be.

I look forward to working closely together with you on the critical issues within the jurisdiction of our subcommittee.

I think that is their job. My job is to ensure they are doing it effective and efficiency.

Thank you so much, Chairman Markey. Thank you for your leadership in organizing this nominating hearing.

I think it is a great concern for, certainly, people in my home State, and so, I appreciate the questions as well as the answer.

I think they are sufficient, and I think they are effective.

It is important that each of you provide strong stewardship over American taxpayer dollars, demonstrate professionalism and good judgment, and vigorously work to advance the priorities of the United States.

This treaty is an arms--just what it says, it is an Arms Trade Treaty. It is for regulation of the trade of armaments on the international market.

The treaty opens the door, I believe, to a U.N. gun registry on law-abiding U.S. citizens.

Our nations work closely together on issues impacting our shared interests, our shared values.

This ambassadorship to Japan is a very important position.

The United States, in dealing with this body in any future engagement on the Arms Trade Treaty, would never, again, allow anything in that treaty to interfere with American law or American practice.

I have introduced legislation enabling the United States to use its newfound abundance of natural gas to help our NATO allies diversify their energy imports in order to break Russian dominance over them through its control of their natural…

The American people have lingering questions about what happened on September 11, 2012, and why the State Department failed to protect our brave Americans in Benghazi.

It does seem that our energy resources can, at this point, increase our own economic competitiveness and enhance our power around the world.

I do not want to quiz you on the specifics of the budget, but I would ask, do you support transparency of U.S. funding?