Yes. That also passed out a committee yesterday out of the Natural Resources Committee and I am working with Teresa Ledger Fernandez out of New Mexico. What this does is Right now under federal law, tribes cannot lease their trust lands for longer than 25 years. This has been a long standing law on the books. I think it's incredibly insulting and paternalistic. I think tribes ought to be able to make decisions about their own lands. (04:22–04:29)
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