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Minimize the effect of these cuts on Indian Country. But we need your help to talk to congress. Its congress who has to take action on a realistic budget. Getting rid of sequestration and preventing the next round of arbitrary cuts having a potentially devastating impact. Last year, at this conference, i was able to announce the signing, and youve heard from general shin of the reimbursement agreement. Something you worked on for a long time. So far, have received nearly a Million Dollars in reimbursement because of the agreement. That means more resources to serve more people in Indian Countr...

From you that we need to take steps to lessen the damage of the supreme courts hatch act so im pleased to announce my colleagues in Indian Affairs have issued a final rule to do just that. They issued it yesterday and that will help with Greater Transparency to make sure that lands will be taken into trust for housing schools and businesses that we want to continue to work with you to ask things like that. Next the Land Buyback Program and the historic cobell. We want to implement that in a smart and flexible way. We have been listening to you. You want predictability and transparency on the t...

Vote vote the presiding officer on this vote the yeas are 73, the nays are 27, threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn have voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. Cloture having been invoked, the motion to commit falls under the previous order. All postcloture time is yielded back and the pending amendments are withdrawn. The clerk will read the title of the bill pour the third time. The clerk h. J. Res. 124 making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 and for other purposes. The presiding officer the question is on the passage of the joint resolution. Is there a...

Impressed by content, but divided on the tech announcements.

Supports of Indian rights are calling the latest U.S. Supreme Court ruling a historic win following the court’s ruling to keep the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) fully intact.