Byron Dorgan: “But let me ask you whether you think that this is a reasonable concern.”

I just want to say that I am concerned about the court's decision in Carcieri and the impact it may have on those tribes that were recognized after 1934.

You cannot allow this to continue. This is not fair. It is not even legal.

the problems facing American Indian and Alaska Native children are so significant that only concerted action by the Executive branch agencies and Congress would begin to address them.

We have now reached the tipping point that requires, in my judgment, action by Congress.