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Thursday, October 30, 2003

California Governor-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to lobby for the Department of Interior's $20 billion budget bill, which includes $3 billion for firefighting but also delays a court-ordered accounting of the Indian trust.

The firefighting money has become critical in light of deadly fires in California. But a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House is launching a campaign to reject the entire bill due to the trust fund language.

The House will take up the bill this morning.

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Arnold Flexes His Political Muscle (The Washington Post 10/30)
Schwarzenegger Visits Washington, as Much an Idol as Governor (The New York Times 10/30)
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Schwarzenegger Walks Softly on Visit to D.C. (The Los Angeles Times 10/29)
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DOI Budget Bills:
H.R.2691 | H.Rept.108-195 | S.1391 | S.Rept.108-89

Relevant Bills:
Campbell: Indian Money Account Claim Satisfaction Act of 2003 (S.1770) | Daschle: Indian Trust Payment Equity Act of 2003 (S.1540)

Congressional Native American Caucus Letter:
J.D. Hayworth/Dale Kildee (October 17, 2003)

Court Decisions:
Historical Accounting | Fixing the System | Structural Injunction

Relevant Links:
Indian Trust: Cobell v. Norton - http://www.indiantrust.com
Cobell v. Norton, Department of Justice - http://www.usdoj.gov/civil/cases/cobell/index.htm
Indian Trust, Department of Interior - http://www.doi.gov/indiantrust

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