On this amendment, we are entering the thicket of Indian sovereignty, a very delicate issue. I have read the treaties. I would ask other Members of this body to read those treaties. We are in negotiations. We are trying to work things out. This is in the purview of the Committee on Resources. I would certainly hope that this floor not act precipitously today to enter into an intrusion upon that sovereignty. Let the Committee on Resources study this issue.
Dan Kildee: “On this amendment, we are entering the thicket of Indian sovereignty, a very delicate issue. I have read the treaties. I…”
On the recordJune 20, 1996
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Addressing the issue of Indian sovereignty during a floor debate on an amendment.
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