Hearing
before the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
on
S. 1077, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 1997
Wednesday, October 29, 1997
9:30 a.m.
106 Dirksen Senate Office Building
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
VICE CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
SENATOR McCAIN'S STATEMENT
WITNESS LIST
The Honorable Dianne Feinstein, United States Senate, Washington, D.C.
The Honorable Richard Bryan, United States Senate, Washington, D.C.
Panel I
Mr. David Hayes, Counselor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Kevin Di Gregory, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Tadd Johnson, Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission, Washington, D.C.
Panel II
Mr. Raymond Scheppach, Executive Director, National Governors Association, Washington, D.C.
ACCOMPANIED BY: Mr. Thomas Gede, Special Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Sacramento, California
Mr. Ernie Stevens, Jr., First Vice-President, National Congress of American Indians, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Richard Hill, Chairman, National Indian Gaming Association, Washington, D.C.
Panel III
The Honorable Anthony Pico, Chairman, Viejas Tribal Council, Alpine, California
The Honorable Milo Yellow Hair, Vice Chairman, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge, South Dakota
ACCOMPANIED BY: Mr. Mark Fox, President, Great Plains Gaming Association
The Honorable David Kwail, Executive Director, Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona
Mr. Frank Chaves, New Mexico Indian Gaming Association, Bernalillo, New Mexico