Norma Torres actually said...

The Cobell Land Buy-Back Program was created to strengthen tribal sovereignty and self-determination.

This program has been proven successful so far, and I can see no reason to not continue this program and uphold the government's responsibil...

Since the start of the program in 2012, more than $1.1 billion has been paid to landowners.

It is about atoning for the ill-conceived policies of the past, and affording tribes and tribal members a much better future.