Byron Dorgan: “It's completed by this committee, but we have not yet had completion of a conference report and get it to the President…”

Now, we need to change. We need to do it quickly and effectively.

We have to shine all the spotlights on one spot and figure out not only what is happening, but how on earth do we fix it.

I think what Governor Engler indicated is the most important point, and that is the stability of funding for a project of this type is essential.

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.