"I would sure like to know why you would exclude the very industry that is involved in developing the technology and has the expertise."
"Even after 15 years, the Department has not yet determined how many of our 574 recognized tribes would be impacted by this decision?"
"But for the local communities, as well?"
"It is long past time for lawmakers to act."
"But you would agree that the gaming projects are the ones that tend to be the most controversial."
"Chairman Cole, you make a compelling case, and your insight and history has been invaluable today."
"Trust land is like all other Federal pieces of land, like military bases or national parks that are not subject to state taxation."
"It is past time to do the right thing for Indian Country."
"Congress is long overdue to correct the law as the Supreme Court interpreted it when the Court made the Carcieri decision."
"As an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, I cannot overstate the importance of tribal sovereignty and the relationships that members of tribes have with their land, their identity, an..."
"This decision by the Court makes it harder for tribes to manage and expand their territory, as well as putting millions of dollars' worth of trust land in legal limbo. This is simply unacceptable."