The Tohono O'odham Nation has broken the compact into which it entered, thereby rendering the proposed casino in violation of the 1988 law.
It's also worth asking the question: what is the purpose of such a compact if any party may simply break it, at will, without ramifications?
My opposition stems from the very common-sense and, indeed, vital rule of law that says when you enter into a contract, you are expected to ...
I look forward to exploring ways that policy makers can encourage responsible borrowing and sensible consumer protections.
The National Ocean Policy will increase government efficiency and enable sound management of public resources.
a comprehensive, collaborative approach to managing our ocean resources will help prevent multi-use conflicts.
Representatives of the Tohono O'odham Nation like to claim the proposed casino would create many jobs for the West Valley.
What are we doing to make sure this is being rooted out and we discover this and then through training or maybe other actions, withholding m...
As a member of both the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security, I appreciate the opportunity to jointly examine this very...
Congress should very seriously consider re-writing the emergency action provisions in the statute to provide the agency with a more useful l...
We certainly recognize the difficult budget climate you face in Washington these days, but the consequence of not funding A-Sea monitoring n...
I have taken fishing issues in this region very seriously. And I am firmly committed to many of the reforms that have been set in motion and...
Following decades of problems, there are now glimmers of hope.
You worked closely with Senator Stevens to rewrite the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
I often link our fishing folks to the same industry, to farming. They live off the sea, live off the land, but they're really farming from t...
So the answer is we can. Yes, we could roll over.
I think it would be, obviously, a different kind of thing from the hearing, but I think a very important point of communication.
And I would remind everybody here that this comes into the discretionary portion of the Federal budget, which took $1 trillion worth of cuts...
