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June 03, 2005

Pombo to hold off-reservation hearing in California

Rep. Richard Pombo (R-California), the chairman of the House Resources Committee, is holding a field hearing on off-reservation gaming in Sacramento, California, on Monday, June 6.

The hearing will be the third Pombo has held on the subject. He has proposed legislation to limit tribes who want to open casinos away from existing reservations.

"Since I released my draft bill I have received an outpouring of public comments from across the country," he said. "But northern California has been the strongest voice on the issue by far. We must are going right to the source to examine this issue and hear directly from the people involved."

The hearing will be held at the California State Library Conference Room, Floor 5, in Sacramento. It starts at 12pm.