Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, this is a bill which addresses several technical changes to existing Native American law. These are not exactly glamorous issues: boundary changes to Indian reservations, leasing authority for one of the reservations and placing into trust of additional land for another Native American tribe. There are some questions concerning sections 9 and 14 of this legislation. It is my understanding that the amendments being offered by the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) incorporate changes which address the concerns which have been raised. Specifically, Section 9 which concerns 2,000 acres of land of the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua tribe of Indians will prohibit Indian gaming on the land and the prior contents of Section 14, which would have provided tax exemption from Federal and State taxes for certain distribution funds, has been deleted. The new Section 14 addresses a different native Alaskan problem added by the Senate to Coast Guard legislation and concerning the operations of a health clinic.”