Political Quotes

“Keep in mind that 80 percent of the Indians in the United States have received no money from gambling. None. None. Not one dime. Fifty percent of the gambling money has gone to 2 percent of the Indians. What are they afraid of? Among Indians, the poverty level is 26 percent, and yet they do not want a commission to look at it. Health care among Indians, stroke, lung cancer, breast cancer, suicide is the highest in the Nation; and yet they do not want to look at it. The death rates among Indians is higher in seven categories; alcoholism, 620 percent higher, and yet they do not want to look at it; TB, 533 percent higher, and they do not want to look at it; diabetes, 249 percent higher, and they do not want to look at it. And on and on and on. I would urge the defeat of the amendment that is going to be offered by the gentleman from Michigan and the gentleman from Arizona. My amendment to strike is a good amendment.”