2009, ISBN: 1234109913

[EAN: 9781234109912], Neubuch, UNITED STATES. CONGRESS. SENATE.,SUBJECTS, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. Original publisher: Washington : U. S. G. P. O. , 2009. LC Number: KF2… More...

[EAN: 9781234109912], Neubuch, UNITED STATES. CONGRESS. SENATE.,SUBJECTS, This item is printed on demand. Paperback. Original publisher: Washington : U. S. G. P. O. , 2009. LC Number: KF26 I45 2008w OCLC Number: (OCoLC)327467365 Subject: Federally recognized Indian tribes. Excerpt: . . . 11 I want to make a very brief comment before we excuse our wit-nesses. Senator Webb has been aggressively irritating on this sub-ject for a long while, - - Senator W. Thank you. EBB Laughter. The C. - as you know, on behalf of the interests and HAIRMAN passion he has. He has been pushing and pushing very, very hard. I know that some have raised a question why are we holding a hearing this close to the end of the legislative session, and I want to explain to you why we are doing this. We have spent an enor-mous amount of time this year to get Indian health care out of the United States Senate, the first time in 17 years. We did that. It was very hard; it took a lot of the Committees time. The Indian housing bill went through this Committee and the United States Senate. Also, we have spent much of the year working on a new groundbreaking piece of legislation on Indian law enforcement. So we have not done all we would like to do in other areas, and I scheduled this hearing, with the cooperation of Senator Mur-kowski, even though we are near the end of the session, so that, hopefully, in the first quarter when we get back next year, this Committee will take action and make decisions. It is not a secret that I would prefer that the recognition process at Interior be a workable process. I recognize, however, that it is a process that is broken, and I believe it is appropriate for this Committee to make decisions case-by-case in matters where equity would require the Committee to proceed. We have had congres-sional recognition in the past for some. You make a very persuasive and strong case. I know how strongly you feel about this. Senator Warner has asked that a statement that he has submitted be in-cluded for the record, which we will do by consent. But I want to thank you and thank members of yo. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.<