Byron Dorgan: “We have waited for longer than I have patience to, and finally we're going to drive through this and get it done.”

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

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.

This is not about politics; everyone on this dais knows that.