Tom Udall actually said...

These State royalties are part of the bargain between Western States and the Federal Government, which owns so much land within our States.

Udall emphasizes the importance of state royalties in the federal-state relationship.

05/06/2013

More Tom Udall Quotes

I believe it is long overdue to modernize the 1990 IACA, and help protect Indian artists of federally-recognized tribes.

I just really want to thank this panel... I think all of us... we've learned a lot.

An issue that concerns me is the impact of fake, mass-produced goods that are marketed as authentic Indian arts and crafts on the local econ...

if you can incorporate that requirement in the statute itself, that's going to make a difference.