Byron Dorgan: “I want to thank you, Senator Tester, Chairman Dorgan, it was amazing to see it happen.”

Senator Dorgan once said it takes four agencies and 49 steps. I think with the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, we say it is seven agencies and 100 steps.

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.

We have to find a way to get at it.

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