Rodney Butler
57:06 - 57:41
"laws, regulations, and policies have built up often with good intentions, but have outlived their usefulness and have been repeatedly identified as a barrier to Indian entrepreneurship and business development."
“laws, regulations, and policies have built up often with good intentions, but have outlived their usefulness and have been repeatedly identified as a barrier to Indian entrepreneurship and business development.”
- Speaker
- Rodney Butler
- Timestamp
- 57:06 – 57:41
- Source
- House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs (Begich): Legislative Hearing
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 9, 2026
From the transcript
Senator Nighthorse Campbell understood that economic sovereignty and political sovereignty are inseparable, and he was clear about what stood in the way. And in his own words stated, laws, regulations, and policies have built up often with good intentions, but have outlived their usefulness and have been repeatedly identified as a barrier to Indian entrepreneurship and business development. Unfortunately, Senator Nighthorse Campbell's words ring just as true today as they did in 1999. H.R. 8954 Gives the Congress the opportunity to finally honor his vision.
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