Al Franken actually said...

Carcieri created a lot of uncertainty for Tribes partitioning to the place in the trust, and this is a problem for all Tribes.

We must protect the rights of Native Americans and their sovereignty.

The land into trust process is extremely important to Tribes across the Country.

we were delighted that Senator Franken was successful in adding credit subsidy funding in the Energy Appropriations bill for FY 2017