José E. Serrano: “Why are we asking these questions? What is it that we hope to gain unless we are going to use it for something good?”

An additional $25 billion cost would severely impact vital programs, not only under this subcommittee, but across all non-defense subcommittees.

this is a very important area, one that we take seriously, this committee, and we will continue to do that kind of work in a bipartisan fashion, and I mean that sincerely.

Tribal sovereignty should not be subjugated to States by having to receive our Federal funding through grants or set asides administered by States.

Sixteen years in the State Assembly and 30 in Congress, probably enough.