Tina Smith actually said...

"It is important to understand the government-to-government relationship between Minnesota tribes and the Federal Government."

"I take this work seriously, because I have heard time and again from tribal leaders who have been frustrated by policy decisions being made without Native voices at the table."

"It is meaningful to convene this Committee hearing on the sovereign lands of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and I thank the Tribe for their generosity in hosting us."

"I think a lot of times Federal agencies are trying to figure out how to implement something when Congress also has a job to do that it hasn't done."