I have no questions for my good friend from Arizona, other than, Mr. Chairman, to inject into the record Section 3[j] of the Arizona compact...
And so the settlement occurred almost at that period of time, and before--and I hope I have my dates right, because thee are about 28 lawyer...
Let us walk back in history before we jump too far ahead.
Do you feel, I think it was asked, as a general proposition that Congress, after the fact, should feel free to unilaterally amend an Indian ...
We have an existing settlement here. We have a piece of legislation that undoes that settlement. And that is the fundamental difference.
I think, to the point that was made regarding other land settlements that have the prohibition, the two that I worked on have been in cooper...
I think the Governor made some good comments in his testimony about that nowhere in the Land Replacement Act does the O'odham Nation have th...
In fact, isn't Section 203 of the Act entitled sales?
But we must also recognize that abandoning Pakistan is not the answer.
Only a decision to break with this policy can pave the road to a positive future for Pakistan.
Every number that I have heard and been briefed on has stated that at least 5,000 troops would be needed in that area, U.S. troops, to preve...
I have expended enormous energy on this relationship and I've met with General Kayani more than two dozen times.
But such attacks are occurring from a position of growing weakness, not mounting strength, and now is not the time to put our security gains...
The second bill, H.R. 2852, would require the American people to give away 24 million acres of public land.
Unfortunately, the 109th Congress, under Republican leadership, allowed the program to expire.
One of the things, according to official statistics, sir, at one time in the history of our Federal Government, our nation owned 1.8 billion...
I have deep reservations about both of these looming deadlines.
What matters most right now is moving forward.
