i want to thank congressman clapper for his remarks, senator akaka and senator barrasso.now time is critical that we talk about people who support indian issues, who are supported. not because they are required or not because they have constituents within their legislative district but because they understand what it really means. that is what we need in indian country. we need to native vote to get out and talk to those candidates and find out who and what they are, where they come from, do they support our programs and if they do let's support them. let's help them. that is what we need to do in the native vote but it's more than just talking about it. we need to organize and mobilize them. thank you. i got busy there. >> i want to take a question from one of their reporters on line. this is from mark from true hahn reports. i present -- question for president keel. candy vote be used to -- especially for medicaid and other entitlement programs? >> i think he is referring to me being this bipartisan cooperation. that would be great. [laughter] i would love to see that.

under the bipartisan leadership of senators akaka and barrasso the senate committee on indian affairs has reached across party lines to develop legislation that promises to transform the country. and in the house republicans led german don young, democrats like dale kildee have worked hard to educate their constituents and colleagues about the benefits tribal governments offer our nation. there are some important things congress can do right now that can grow in the economies and create jobs. without spending a dime the congress can fix the problems created by the supreme court decision and offered certainty for the land transactions were critical to the country's economic future. [applause] the part of the interior is already active to streamline approvals for the renewable energy, development and we urge congress to pass the act to expand leasing reform and pass an indian energy self-determination wall. congress can also act on public safety legislation that would attract businesses to our communities. we heard the passage of amendment to the stafford act that are supported by fema

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he is joined today by vice chairman, senator barrasso from wyoming, who is among any and has support for any country is really championing the energy bill in moving forward with the energy bill that we think is going to be another great economic opportunity for all indian countries. if either one if you like to say a few words, we'd be glad to be both come come up here by standing together like you do in the committee. [applause] >> hello hot. it's a pleasure to be with you today and to hear mci's friends and kills assessment of the state of the indian nation and tribe of priorities for the coming year. it is important for our native american communities to be the american indians, alaska natives or even native hawaiian to take stock of where they are in fact achievable goals for the coming year. and this time, when all government are having to do more with less, we must endeavor to strengthen the ability of tribal governments to develop their local economies, spur job creation and meet the needs of their people. as chairman of the senate committee on indian affairs, i am committed t

senator barrasso. >> thank you very much mr. chairman. the time is short in the issues are challenging. the issues of job creation, taxes and spending americans are going to be watching what we do. the goal is to get a positive result for americans and small businesses. americans were looking for work and for all american taxpayers. my colleagues might note the different standard. we are talking about social security money and making sure that money is there. this is a sacred trust so we need to make sure that funding is there and there is a pay-for. we need to work together as a conference to extend the payroll tax holiday for the rest of this year, set the stage for permanent pro-growth tax reforms so i would like to make some comments following what representative upton has said regarding job creation. if we are going to be serious in this country about creating jobs it is critical to also provide meaningful relief from government red tape. the president has said repeatedly that he is committed to cutting red tape but his rhetoric has

barrasso: thank you, mr. president. mr.resident, i come to the floor today as i have week after week, ever since the president's health care law was passed, to bring a doctor's second opinion about the health care law. i have traveled the state all the last week in wyoming, talking to people about the things that they look for in a health care law, which is what they want as patients, as citizens, and they look at it as what they are looking for for the care they need from a doctor they want at the price they can afford. across the board, they do not believe that they are getting that with the health care law that was passed in this body and then in the house and signed by president obama during -- during the last couple of years of the administration. it's interesting as we go to the -- went to the floor of the house and the house chamber this past week for the president's state of the union speech. it was almost 7,000 words, and he focused very little on the health care law. he said well, why is that? well, it seems prett

i'm joined by senators rockefeller, enzi, johanns, barrasso, blunt, graham, coburn, and thune. since they're placed in conservatorship in 2008 these government-sponsored entities have soaked the american taxpayer fear nearly $170 billion in bailouts. recently freddie mac requested an additional $6 billion and fannie mae requested an additional $7.8 billion. that's $13.8 billion more coming out of the pockets of hard-working americans, many of which are underwater on their mortgages. now, i'd like to read a article from "politico" back in october titled "fannie and freddie bailout big bonuses." federal finance agency, the government regulator for fannie and freddie approved $12.7 million in bonus pay after ten executives from the two government-sponsored corporations last year met modest performance targets tied to modifying mortgages in jeopardy of foreclosure. executives got the bonuses about two years after the federally-backed mortgage giants received nearly $170 billion in taxpayer bailouts and despite pledges by f.h.a., the office tasked with keeping them solvent that it w