We will hear arguments first this morning case 189526 mcgirt versus oklahoma. Mr. Chief justice and may i please the court, this case is resolved by the fundamental proposition that decisions about sovereign rights are for congress to make an Congress Makes those decisions by the text. Learly and the decision must be reversed because the text makes clear Congress Never terminated the reservation and never transferred federal criminal jurisdiction to oklahoma. I have four basic points to make this morning. First, there was a reservation. The relevant treaties preserve the land to solemnly goin guarad to govern. The text of the treaties and statutes expressly identified the land of the reservation. Nothing more was needed. Second, congress did not establish, disestablish the reservation. In fact they considered a disestablishment and rejected it and initially sought the section yet instead only for the allotment. Then when congressional inaction would have dissolved, congress preserved t
Oyez oyez oyez all persons having business before the honorable, the Supreme Court of the United States, are admonished to draw near and give their attention, for the court is now sitting. God save the United States and this Honorable Court argument first this morning, number matt, state mac, may it please the court, this the is revolves by decisions about sovereign rights are about congress to make an Congress Makes those decisions by speaking clearly with the decision below must be reversed because the text makes clear Congress Never terminated the creek reservation and never transferred federal your stiction to oklahoma. I have four basic points. First, the creek nation has the the texton, and expressly identifies the land as a reservation good nothing more was needed. Second congress did not disestablish that reservation. Congress considered the language that rejected it. Congress initially provided only for allotment, and then when congressional inaction wouldve dissolved the trib
Decisions about sovereign rights are about congress to make an Congress Makes those decisions by speaking clearly with the decision below must be reversed because the text makes clear Congress Never terminated the creek reservation and never transferred federal your stiction to oklahoma. I have four basic points. First, the creek nation has the the texton, and expressly identifies the land as a reservation good nothing more was needed. Second congress did not disestablish that reservation. Congress considered the language that rejected it. Congress initially provided only for allotment, and then when congressional inaction wouldve dissolved the tribe, congress preserved the tribe for all purposes authorized by law. The backdrop of existing authority that legislate over legislation land. Those should be respected. Third congress did not transfer terminal jurisdiction to oklahoma. Eight stated the major crimes act exclusive jurisdiction over enumerated crimes in a state of the United Sta
Need to be ready for anything. Comcast supports cspan as a Public Service along with these other Television Providers giving you a front row seat to democracy. , cup, the joint Economic Committees testimony on Economic Impact of diabetes. During the hearing, medical experts and policy advocates addressed the rise in diabetes diagnosis, the need for increased access to healthcare and the link between diabetes and obesity. Witnesses also outlined the federal governments role in combating diabetes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] shall be give this hearing a start . For this joint economic hearing i actually have 2 give senator heinrich and the entire team, democrat and republican staff, has been in discussion for quite a while. As we look at the Health Statistics of the nation, particularly diabetes, its cost to society not just in healthcare costs, but in so many of our brothers and sisters that just have misery. Where this partially came from is 2 or 3 years ago we
Combating diabetes. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] shall be give this hearing a start . For this joint economic hearing i actually have 2 give senator heinrich and the entire team, democrat and republican staff, has been in discussion for quite a while. As we look at the Health Statistics of the nation, particularly diabetes, its cost to society not just in healthcare costs, but in so many of our brothers and sisters that just have misery. Where this partially came from is 2 or 3 years ago we were doing a weird experiment. Whats the real cause of income inequality in america . And yes, we saw education, we saw other things but the one thing we werent prepared to see was health. The numbers of folks, hate to use the economic term, that had real Health Issues, the number of it was diabetes and so we have spent almost two years digging around in the literature trying to understand whats going on in society, particularly the growth of our population that are suffering