if the county chooses not to recognize Federal authority, why the advocacy for Federal funding?

I truly honor his courage and desire to protect his rights

Yes, thank you very much. Mr. Lucero, I want to thank you for your testimony.

I think that is the important way to go.

The argument that I have heard you make is that the Federal grazing permits are... a form of private property.

The idea of state management sounds good on paper, but what we would also see is in our state, for example, you cannot camp on state land.

And I agree. I think the point that Mr. Lucero brought up about northern New Mexico that I am not real familiar with...

I share the objections of many Arizonans when I see a casino being air-dropped into the metro Phoenix area.

The suffering of the people who live in the san Lucy District and the economic harm the destruction did to the nation as a whole are well documented.

The bottom line is that Congress' failure to act will result in substantial injustice to Arizona tribes and local communities.

Failure to act is picking a side and it is picking the side that knowingly took actions to conceal the truth and hurt other tribes.