Mike Simpson actually said...

"I wanted to thank Representative Simpson for all the efforts he has done for Indian Country over the years."

"The Nez Perce Tribe has long been a proponent of self-determination for tribes and believe our primary obligation is to protect the treaty-reserved rights of the tribe and its members."

"Congressman Simpson has asked to bring members of this subcommittee to Idaho, and the Nimiipuu would welcome you to a land that we share with the deer, elk, moose, bear, wolf, Big Horn sheep, mountain..."

"We need to push EPA to get these sites cleaned up and get back to economic order again."