On the recordMay 15, 2019
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume to address a point that was brought up during the debate on this bill, that the Mashpee Tribe will not lose its Federal recognition if H.R. 312 does not pass. That is true. We have never stated the Federal recognition was in jeopardy. What we are talking about, which is fundamental to the survival of the Tribe, is destroying a Tribe's sovereign government. That is really what is at stake. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), another sponsor of this legislation.
