Norma Torres actually said...

"During your previous tenure as Associate Deputy Director at DOI under the Bush administration, tribes felt like there was a de facto moratorium on land into trust acquisitions."

"I wanted to associate myself with the comments from my colleagues from California regarding offshore drilling in the coast of California."

"the tribes still feel that they have not been heard and their concerns have not been addressed or even replied to, which means that you have not acknowledged that they have real issues."

"we must not impose new unfunded mandates on IHS or Indian Country."