Byron Dorgan: “There is a preferred alternative that is bouncing somewhere between yourself, The White House, and CEQ and others.”

This is a heavy lift. This is something that needs to be done.

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

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.

The problems facing American Indian and Alaska Native children are so significant that only concerted action by the Executive branch agencies and Congress would begin to address them.