On the recordMarch 13, 2014
In Indian country, we have learned that we can never just take something that the Federal Government says and take it as truth. We have to always verify. This is simply trying to clarify that the Federal Government has no rights to come onto the Indian land and tell us how we can and can't use our water. This is just simply saying, look, we have the rights; the treaties say we have the rights, and we want to make sure that the Federal Government doesn't come in and grab our water rights. There should be zero opposition to this. There should be bipartisan support. I yield back the balance of my time.
