"It is so critical that tribes have a direct say-so in the education of their kids."
"I do not know much about trees, so this has been very educational for me."
"I am pretty stunned at the differential between how we fund the U.S. Forestry Service and how you are funded."
"It does amaze me when the BIA loses a legal case. That ought to kind of tell them, you know, why do we want to come back down this road again?"
"Once we were able to take over those services ourselves and contract for ourselves... healthcare got a whole lot better."
"Would the gentleman yield for just a question on point?"
"all states may be equal but all tribes are not, and we have dispensed recognition in many cases and stripped tribes of the ability to pursue their own economic interests."
"I look forward to working with you on it, and as you know, it is a great program. We need to restore it."
"I am certainly doing everything on my end to help."
"If the United States Government had its way, I would not be chief, and there would not be a Cherokee Nation."
"This is a commitment that is long overdue in terms of being fulfilled."
"We cannot solve these problems in a single year."