Tina Smith actually said...

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

"This bill can be a turning point for how the Federal government partners with Tribal Nations."

"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."