Representative Dina Titus (NV- 01), co Chair of the Congressional Gaming Caucus meets with tribal leaders at the Summer Legislative Summit.
would allow all tribes to be able to lease their land for economic development and that the Subcommittee is looking to return land taken by the Army Corp of Engineers along the Missouri River and to return forty acres for a monument honoring the dead at Wounded Knee. Harrington said, “I do not believe we are meeting our commitments to Indian tribes, and I want to address that. I know that some tribes have taken over the responsibility themselves and are providing excellent care. The subcommittee will hold a hearing later this month to address the quality of care provided.” Harrington was followed by updates from Jackson Brossy, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Native Affairs, with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), who provided information on the new federal tools for Native-owned businesses, and Sequoyah Simermeyer, Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission by Zoom. Simermeyer shared that the NIGC would announce the much-anticipated Gross Gaming Revenues for 2022 on Wednesday at the Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma. Both joined the summit and provided an organizational update and a further commitment to continue the strong collaborations developed with Indian country and organizations such as the Indian Gaming Association. Tribal leaders also heard from Representative Mary Peltola (AK At-Large.) Peltola provided an update on her work in Congress,
which includes work on the Farm Bill, Indian Health Services, and the Tribal Law Enforcement Parity Act. Representative Dina Titus (NV-01), the co-chair of the Congressional Gaming Caucus, joined the SLS summit following Peltola. Titus shared that part of the tasks of the caucus is to educate people about gaming. She said, “We have not done a very good job convincing people how much revenue from gaming goes into our communities. Our job is to try to educate people.” She also shared updates on the SLOT Act, sports betting, e-sports and problem gaming, and the Discriminatory Gaming Tax Bill 2022. The afternoon session included a briefing by the Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS). Attendees heard from Deborah Parker, Chief Executive Officer, and James LaBelle, Senior President of NABS. The day concluded with updates on the Tribal Tax Parity in Congress by Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI.)
Representative Gwen Moore address the Tribal Tax Parity with Tribal Leaders at the Summer Legislative Summit
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