Tony Cardenas actually said...

"it is unfortunate that the responsibilities that the tribes take on for themselves sometimes don't come with equivalent funding opportunities"

"Especially from you, the Chairman, please do not stop asking the Federal Government for help and resources."

"I would be surprised if you are competitive."

"So in other words, there is the allowance within the relationship between Federal employees and management and/or investigative authorities at the Federal level to get down to the bottom of improving ..."