Dan Boren: “The United States has broken its promises to Indian tribes since our country's infancy.”

With tribes willing and able to invest in the energy industries, these numbers are unacceptable.

I think that what is happening in Indian Country is a reason why we need to get Mr. Kildee's bill passed as soon as possible to fix that.

I want to commend you both for coming together and sponsoring a single bill to provide for the distribution of these funds.

Since the passage of Cobell, the Cobell settlement, it is clear that land probating and fractionated interest costs the U.S. Government far more money than the land is worth.