Mike Simpson actually said...

"It just seems like writing a new rule in the midst of all this uncertainty before the Supreme Court rules seems premature now."

"we have all been committed to keeping our treaty obligations and trust obligations with tribes."

"But basically, we can put all the money into a program in the world. If we don't have the personnel to carry out the projects and so forth that is necessary, it doesn't really do any good."

"If there is ever a time when that initiative needs to be restarted or it needs to be worked on, I would encourage you to do it now because it is now more necessary than ever before."