Political Quotes

“Mr. President, as if in legislative session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 627, S. 2716. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 2716) to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes. There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Indian Affairs, with an amendment as follows: (The part of the bill intended to be stricken is shown in boldface brackets and the part of the bill intended to be inserted is shown in italics. S. 2716 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. GRAND RONDE RESERVATION ACT AMENDMENT. Section 1(d) of Public Law 100-425 (commonly known as the ``Grand Ronde Reservation Act'') (102 Stat. 1594) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``lands within the State of Oregon'' and inserting ``the 84 acres known as the Thompson Strip''; (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: [``(2) Gaming prohibition.--Any real property transferred to the Tribes as part of a land claim settlement approved by the United States shall not be eligible, or used, for any class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C.…”