That was my bill, you know. That was my bill.
We need to honestly put people above this partisanship, and solutions above ideology.
Again, what bothers me, Indian country is not trying to solve problems.
This bill provides that congressional determinations will be informed by the analysis of the Department of the Interior'...
I want to make sure that self-determination is done through the tribes.
Established in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution and held by the Supreme Court, Congress has exclusive and absolu...
I have sat through this too many times and listened to you talking about how bad Republicans are.
We created these tribes, and by an Act of Congress, they are going to take what is rightfully theirs.
My goal originally with Kevin--and, as was before--is to improve the way that the Department establishes legitimacy of t...
I want to ensure that, for the record, we all understand that my concern is with the very poor tribes that may not be ab...
My goal is actually to empower Native American tribes, and we should be doing that.
There is going to be consistency.
My frustration is there seems to be a political ginning up in Indian country.
Where is the outcry on this side of the aisle?
I would suggest one thing. Again, this is a hearing. And it is to look for improvement in this legislation.
They are going to take what is rightfully theirs without compensation.
Now we are going to put a time frame in there, where if we do not act, it automatically becomes the recommendation of th...
Where is the support for the American Natives, the first Americans, which is strongly supported by all the tribes?
