Andrea Joy Campbell: “Let me tell my friend, Senator Dodd, I think he has brought something forward that we have long neglected. We have dealt…”

“Let me tell my friend, Senator Dodd, I think he has brought something forward that we have long neglected. We have dealt with it in the Indian Affairs Committee several times and have not been able to find a solution. I know, as you said, the casino issue may not be the central focus point, but clearly it has driven the debate over the last few years. There are probably 60 or 70 or more on the drawing boards right now throughout America. In fact, there is a good number in California. We have seen the advent of huge amounts of money. Actually it ended up dividing families, about who was going to control the tribe. We are dealing with that now in California, where part of the family has literally disenfranchised some other parts through some local decisions made by the agencies in California rather than even going as far as the Secretary's office or the Under Secretary's office. So we know there are some real problems with it.”