Thomas McClintock actually said...

"Why is it that Poughkeepsie is being called upon to pay for Pojoaque's water project?"

"But the decisions are going to be made in part by sovereign entities, over which the voters don't have any control."

"Right. But given the fact that we are advancing funds, and we are assigning rights before the settlement is in place, and knowing that there is significant opposition, makes me a little hesitant."

"Well, the Federal trust responsibility is to assign water rights to the reservation; it is not to pay for the project for the reservation."