We are going to fight hard against Chris. I met with him on March 18 in my office, and he did not allay my concerns.
That is how severe the law was.
When you realize the history, the travesty of justice that has occurred here, you feel almost a personal responsibility ...
But there is no doubt these tribes exist, have existed.
I am also pleased to testify along with Dr. Helen Rountree, a renowned anthropologist specializing in the heritage of th...
It saddens me to my very core that we have to appeal to the legislative body of arguably the greatest country in the fre...
I am proud to appear before this Congressional Committee today to speak on behalf of the six Tribes named in H.R. 1385.
A country noted worldwide as a champion of human rights, to find redress; to correct a wrong Virginia Indians have endur...
I don't know of another trade area that we are going to have more difficulty in working with than in China.
I would rather think it was stolen, but we have had that as an ongoing dispute for some period of time.
The Indian Nations of Virginia never took up arms against the United States which perhaps explains why there was never a...
I hope that we win that case and that we are able to use the offsets to really make this a fair and balanced fight.
I hope you will lean in and watch that all groups are taken care of on this, and it doesn't just favor one group over an...
This has been a long and in many ways a very painful process, particularly to our friends, the Virginia Indian tribes.
Some historians have called this a paper genocide.
This is a difficult thing for this country to come to grips with.
That is what this legislation is all about.
In the name of decency, fairness, and humanity, the Virginia tribes deserve federal recognition.
