"I would like to commend both tribes for their leadership in restoring this land to tribal ownership and signing a covenant to forever protect the land as a sacred site and memorial to the victims and survivors of the Wounded Knee Massacre."
"I do want to be clear, though, this legislation in no way absolves the Federal Government of its actions in one of the deadliest Indian massacres in our Nation's history."
"I want to thank Senator Rounds for bringing this and I want to thank you for your sharing your family's story."
"So you raise an issue that I would like to finish off my question back to you, Secretary Newland."
"We have so much more to do here."
"These bills are important, as they address the complex tribal water and land issues."
"The worry that I have in the back of my head is that reclamation cost estimates or inflation could potentially force the settlement parties to come back to Congress for more funding to complete the pr..."
"Just recognizing that things around here don't necessarily move very quickly, it seems to me that if there were identified areas or maps that we are talking about, the process moves forward a little b..."
"I am pleased that we are here with a settlement with broad support including from the Governor of Montana."
"I think we have recognized that when we are talking about any of these water projects, we have seen costs escalate considerably due to inflation."
"the tribe needs to be made whole. I think we are absolutely in agreement there."