Michael Arcuri: “I urge you to move quickly and report this legislation for the sake of tribal communities everywhere.”

When the economic downturn started during the last Administration, the President proposed a tax cut. Many of us, myself included, felt that the money might have been better spent in terms of putting it into infrastructure development.

I think we should do it with a vision toward improving our infrastructure and improving our future.

Clearly, spending is one of the most important issues that we are dealing with here in Congress. ... I think this bill really is indicative of what the Democrats are trying to do. We recognize the fact that it is necessary to begin to make…

The Federal government cannot continue to simply throw up its hands and insist that the tribes and local governments resolve these difficult and complex issues by themselves.