Byron Dorgan: “I have one of those zones in my state, the Griggs-Steele Empowerment Zone, focused on out migration--a very serious…”

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

I know that everyone sitting at this table has a passionate desire to fix these problems.

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.

It is a travesty! Further, it is a problem that will continue to have negative impacts for generations to come.