On the recordApril 12, 2011
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You can't renegotiate the front end once the back end is done. This is an obligation that has been made to people whose military careers are now done.
I strongly believe that recognition for these six Virginia Tribes is justified based on principles of dignity and fairness and historical necessity.
If we stand for anything as a country, then we would have an obligation to declare those sorts of acts of a magnitude that we would not recognize the validity of that government.
I believe it is appropriate for them to finally receive the federal recognition that has been denied for far too long.