This is not within your purview, but is there anybody--it seems to me what is going on in the Middle East now--and it extends far beyond that--is crazier than I have ever seen in m...
This land transfer is going to give you more opportunity.
If it is a problem, it needs to be fixed so that we know what we are getting into on the land transfers.
We all know how important land is to tribal communities.
For too many years, the United States promoted policies designed to take lands away from Indians.
I hope we can get beyond that and not have it continually being an impediment to the passage of this bill.
We must ensure that our policies support the needs of Indian Country.
I am never much in favor of ceding authority to the Executive Branch but in this particular case, it may make sense.
We want to make sure that we do not do it halfway.
We will fight to make sure you have the staffing to be able to meet the needs of Indian country.
I want to commend the Committee members, the sponsors of today's bills and the Federal agencies committed to restoring homelands and recogni...