Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank all of our witnesses for their testimony. This has been very helpful.
I am proud of Virginia's recognized Indian Tribes and their contributions to our Commonwealth.
I believe that the Tribes' situation and Virginia's harsh history clearly distinguishes them as excellent candidates for...
I find no better example of this motto than the plight of the Lumbees.
Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
That question is a dagger in the heart of the good, decent, and honorable people who compose the Lumbee Tribe!
I am a strong advocate of federal recognition for the Virginia Chickahominy, Eastern Chickahominy, Monacan, Nansemond, R...
The time has come for action. The time has come for movement of legislation. The time has come for discrimination to end...
It is unfathomable that this tribe of 55,000 people has never been fully recognized by our government.
I have been proud to co-sponsor various legislation seeking recognition for these Virginia tribes, including S. 1074.
This bill would provide recognition by the United States of America to the Chickahominy Tribe, the Chickahominy Eastern ...
The record and the facts are crystal clear--the Lumbee Tribe exists as an Indian tribe and has done so over its long his...
It may surprise members of the Committee that these tribes are not currently recognized.
I realize that some of my colleagues have apprehensions about pursuing legislative recognition when an administrative ro...
Senate Bill 161 is essential to correcting this injustice and to allowing the Little Shell Tribe to proudly take its rig...
the greater good is served by the ending of bloodshed and the succession of a government that tries to be inclusive.
What is it we are seeking to accomplish? We have to, it seems to me, be on our guard about only making a point, even a m...
I think the reason he is releasing them is because Secretary of State John Kerry broke his arm to release them, because ...
