Let us be clear about what this legislation will do.
We are very eager and willing and ready to continue participating in this process, working toward a common solution.
I think everyone testifying, pro and con, has referred to it as a fix. It is a quick fix that in the long term may do more harm than good.
This may strike many on both sides of the aisle as going too far and greatly overstepping a direct answer to the Carcieri decision.
I recognize and respect the feeling of obligation that you feel and I share for the oppression and the injustice that has been visited by ou...
And if we are worried about litigation, I can predict to you 10 more years of crippling litigation in the wake of these two measures because...
I am here to oppose these measures because of my respect for the principles of sovereignty and the practical impact of land into trust.
In my view, that issue would be mooted if it adopted the recommendation that I have made, which is that it take back authority for all of th...
I hope they will reform the process on their own.
Congress has this responsibility, and it should take back control.
This legislation would very bluntly overturn the Supreme Court decision from February.