Indian Trust Fund Management
1999-03-04T00:10:07-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvODZlXC8xOTk5MDMwNDAyNDYwNzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Witnesses testified before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the mismanagement of billions of dollars of tribal funds which could not be accounted for. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt explained how his department intended to fix the problem. A court had recently cited him for contempt after he did not turn over records, although Secretary Babbitt alleged they were not made available in order to avoid a possible hantavirus outbreak, as mouse droppings had contaminated the documents.
Witnesses testified before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the mismanagement of… read more
Witnesses testified before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the mismanagement of billions of dollars of tribal funds which could not be accounted for. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt explained how his department intended to fix the problem. A court had recently cited him for contempt after he did not turn over records, although Secretary Babbitt alleged they were not made available in order to avoid a possible hantavirus outbreak, as mouse droppings had contaminated the documents. close
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