Tina Smith actually said...

"I first want to thank Senator Smith and this Committee for your efforts to enact the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Act."

"I very much appreciated your testimony, as you reviewed some of the history of the illegal land transfers which is, of course, as you pointed out, part of the long legacy of taking land from the Ojibw..."

"These changes, though technical, are crucial for implementing the existing law and to fulfill our goal and our trust and treaty responsibilities of restoring illegally taken lands to Leech Lake."

"So I want to just start out by clarifying a bit about what is happening here with these contracts-for-deed."