Sean Reyes: “Would that result in people being discriminated against, say, for a place on a board of directors based on political…”

Choosing between an unaccountable subsidiary of the executive branch versus a body like Congress, that has direct accountability to the citizens of the states, I think the choice for us is the latter.

I do not. I think clear constitutional precedent is delegated power, and well within the purview.

The question at issue is not 'should potential tribes be recognized' but 'who should make the final determination of recognition' when so many critical interests are at stake.

Definitely the latter, Mr. Chairman, and we are proud in Utah to be a fiscally conservative state that have seen in migration from many of those states.