House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday that House Democrats will explore how to seat a nonvoting U.S. House delegate promised to the Cherokee Nation nearly two centuries ago.
Chuck Hoskin Jr., chief of the Cherokee Nation, testifies during the House Rules Committee hearing in the U.S. House of Representatives. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imagespromised to the Cherokee Nation nearly two centuries ago.will flip control of the U.S. House after four years out of power in the chamber and could stall attempts by the Cherokee Nation to seat promised delegate.a lame-duck session of Congress or will make it part of their agenda in the minority.
"Treaties are binding commitments. The Cherokee Nation delivered on its commitment long ago in land and lives. It is time for the United States to deliver on its promise."
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