Raúl Grijalva: “Because HHS, through its operating divisions, carries out health and human service programs for American Indians and…”

To merely open the floodgates to the use of our public lands without any protections, due process, community involvement... is going back to a time that got us into this situation.

The passage of this legislation would also set a dangerous precedent for sacred sites.

I believe that we need a clean Carcieri fix.

Mr. Cole's bill would simply restore the Secretary of the Interior's authority to take land into trust for all tribes, regardless of their date of Federal recognition.