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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2002

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee on Tuesday approved two of President Bush's Indian affairs nominees.

By a voice vote, the panel advanced Phil Hogen's nomination as chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission to the Senate floor. Hogen is a member of the Oglala Lakota Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and currently serves as a chief Department of Interior attorney.

The panel also approved the nomination of Quannah Crossland Stamps to serve as Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services. Stamps is a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.

Both received nomination hearings before the committee last week. Each was received well without any controversy.

The full Senate has not scheduled a vote on the nominees.

Currently, the NIGC is without a chairman. Secretary of Interior Gale Norton has nominated two commissioners to serve alongside Hogen.

Relevant Links:
National Indian Gaming Commission - http://www.nigc.gov
Administration for Native Americans - http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ana

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