On January 9, 2009, Committee leadership, together with 13 other U.S. Senators, issued a letter to President Obama urging the inclusion of billions of dollars in Indian tribal projects in the economic stimulus plan.
Dorgan highlights a bipartisan effort to secure funding for tribal projects in the stimulus plan.
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I spent much of my time as Chairman of this committee focused on increasing funding for the IHS and trying to force some systemic changes in the bureaucracy that plagues that agency.
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What you and members of this Committee can do and will do by putting the spotlight on this spot will save lives.
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.
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