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Sidney Yates: “May I say that I do not consider it a big windfall. I think that the tribe, on the basis of the explanation given by the…”

On the recordJuly 22, 1998
May I say that I do not consider it a big windfall. I think that the tribe, on the basis of the explanation given by the gentleman from Mississippi, deserves that money, but to do so at the present time without having all of the figures will penalize some of the other tribes. I therefore will stand with the chairman in keeping things as they are in the hopes that we can get the information we need before we go into the conference where we can make some adjustments.
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Sidney Yates
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Discussing funding for tribes during a congressional debate.

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