01/15/2014
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"It is time to finally right an historic wrong for Virginia and the Nation."
"There is no story that is better known about the interaction between the Europeans who came to this country and became Americans and the Indian tribes than the story of the Jamestown settlers, Pocahon..."
"I am one that generally believes in deferring to the judgment of Members on matters affecting their district."
"These factors in and of themselves don't necessarily mean tribal recognition is not warranted for the Lumbee or the six Virginia tribes."