Byron Dorgan: “Senator Tester has done a really extraordinary job and is pushing very hard to resolve these issues.”

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.

Tribes ceded close to 200 million acres of land during the treaty-making and removal periods prior to 1881.

The agency promised changes, but the situation has only disintegrated since.

What you and members of this Committee can do and will do by putting the spotlight on this spot will save lives.