Derek Kilmer actually said...

"When any Federal executive agency or department including the Department of Defense proposes a project, it needs to engage in formal government-to-government consultation with any tribe that may be im..."

"We are, I think, also conscious of the fact that the BIA doesn't have any dedicated funding for that purpose."

"I think the Federal government needs to be a better partner, and particularly with regard to your ability to exercise your treaty rights."

"I know that there is chronic underfunding of the BIA's tribal courts and law enforcement programs, and I think that is something that this committee absolutely has to address."