I am part of that trust responsibility. The trust responsibility is not just with the executive branch of government.
We are not saying by any means there is no need for a solution. Let us just make sure it is the right solution that resp...
We are glad to have you supporting so strongly the rights of the sovereignty of the Indians.
We do have in the Constitution our basis for our relationship to the sovereign nations.
In certain states, there are treaties, specific treaties signed by tribes, yet through the years, the Department of the ...
I think with lending as sluggish as it is right now that the lender would be very hesitant to lend money where there is ...
But this would be as a result of litigation, would it not?
And I think, as Mr. Cole stated earlier, it has the potential to affect generations of economic development that have re...
And I just want to let the author know there are some real conflicts here, and unless they are addressed, we will have a...
I first of all would like to thank the gentleman from the Interior Department for his testimony.
we hope this Committee can move us toward that justice.
we are in effect the 'Indian Committee' in the Congress.
I want to just make the point that, as the witnesses here testified today, many tribes were unrecognized in 1934 because...
we want to be fair and abide by the Constitution, abide by the treaties.
In May of this year, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Ashcroft v. Iqbal. The ramifications of this case are enor...
Cap-and-trade is a tax, and a great big one.
cap-and-trade is 'a tax, and a great big one.'
Cap-and-trade is a tax, and it's a great big one.
