This policy has laid waste to a quarter-million acres of the most fertile farmland in America.

His language left no question what he thought of the abuse of power within the Fish and Wildlife Service.

If we were selling off this excess land, it seems to me two things would happen.

Well, what we have found in the northeastern corner of California is the Federal Government is a lousy landlord and an even worse neighbor.

Maybe instead of more bureaucrats, what we need is a little less bureaucracy.

From what I have seen, it appears that the government may have done as much damage to the economy as the accidental blowout did.

That was compensated damage as opposed to the economic damage done by the government's policies, which has been uncompensated to the people affected.

The crux of the argument in favor of the bill is that the provisions of the compact signed by the tribe limited both the number of machines and proximity to other establishments.

I think back to Walt Disney, who acquired the land for Disney World in the same manner.

You are not following the law. You are changing an administrative policy. You have changed what was an administrative policy under George Bush to a new administrative policy under President Obama.

The tribe is entirely within its rights, under the terms of that contract, because of the nature of the acquisition itself.

Engaging in commerce is not a crime. You know, conducting gambling on sovereign Indian land is not a crime.