I think that what we are looking for is exactly what the testimony is; is about parity with respect to the way Congress is treating tribes.
No, sir. I mean, that is exactly the point that tribal leaders are bringing to you today is that they are no different than states, than the...
This issue is hard only because we make it so.
We have families that we love, that we need to take care of, just as you do.
I do believe that this creates an opportunity for abuse.
This sets aside same-sex couples as an elite class, and those same benefits would be denied to opposite-sexed couples who choose not to marr...
I hope that doesn't come as a great surprise to you.
America is not, as my colleague has said, a theocratic society.
It's to right wrongs. It's to right injustices.
There needs to be a principle established of equal rights for equal representation and equal service.
This bill promises equal treatment, but I believe that it has created an elitism.