Byron Dorgan: “Let me just say cogent policy.”

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.

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

The Indian Health Service has failed their patients.