Byron Dorgan: “They have some liability in my judgment. They may not now, but maybe we ought to find out if there ought not to be some…”

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.

This is not happening.

The status quo will not be tolerated.

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.