07/17/2017
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"I think Mr. Cole's bill, H.R. 375, would address the parity issue between the pre-1934 Act tribes and the post-1934 Act tribes, but I do think a total revamp of the IRA to be more responsive to states..."
"Effective, meaningful tribal consultation as a matter of law."
"The tribes are not at a competitive advantage here. Mashpee just wants what every single other tribe in the country has, which is a permanent homeland."
"Dr. Martin Luther King once said that the moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends toward justice."