John Sarbanes actually said...

I felt compelled and obligated to introduce legislation to fix this problem.

I would be delighted if this Committee moved forward with either my bill, or Mr. Kildee's legislation, H.R. 3742.

the federal government's treatment of tribal nations over most of the last 200 years has often been reprehensible.

It makes no sense to draw an arbitrary date for tribal recognition in order to enable the Secretary to put land into trust.