06/29/2010
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"I want to make this clear. That bill would have been passed last year if we could have got the VA's endorsement of that bill."
"I have had two tribes approach me about law enforcement. That means we have a problem largely with land-based tribes."
"We have a tribe called the Little Shell in Montana, the Little Shell of Chippewa Indians. For over a generation, they have been trying to receive recognition."
"If you want to carry out our trust obligation to Indian Country, this is what we need."