"The six Virginia tribes are not seeking federal legislation so that they can build casinos."
"we certainly agree with Congressman Moran, who testified before, that gaming is not going to be an option for the groups under consideration."
"I am also pleased to testify along with Dr. Helen Rountree, a renowned anthropologist specializing in the heritage of the Virginia Tribes."
"It saddens me to my very core that we have to appeal to the legislative body of arguably the greatest country in the free world."
"I am proud to appear before this Congressional Committee today to speak on behalf of the six Tribes named in H.R. 1385."
"That is what this legislation is all about."
"But there is no doubt these tribes exist, have existed."
"So I think this subcommittee has generally felt that BLM's mission is the sustainability of the land over which it is responsible to be at least equal to or greater than its responsibility to make oil..."
"This whole operation has got to be engaged in a way that is in the best interest of the people of this country who own these resources to make sure that they are used most effectively and that the pri..."
"But $50 billion is not chump change."
"It seems to me that is what the taxpayers would expect, that when resources are extracted from public land that there be market-based compensation plus the cost of restoring the land as much as possib..."