Mike Rounds actually said...

"Many of us have volunteered to serve this Country."

"These statutes are a sad reminder of the hostile aggression and overt racism displayed by the early federal government toward Native Americans as the government attempted to 'assimilate' them into wha..."

"It is without question that they must be stricken. We cannot adequately repair history, but we can move forward."

"The idea that these laws were ever considered is disturbing, but the fact that these laws remain on our books is--at best--an oversight."