9. BERTNEY LANGLEY (Secretary-Treasurer, Coushatta Tribal Council,1999-2003): “Abramoff was able to convince some people in the council that if we didn't do this, our whole casino would be shut down and we would hurt our people.”
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19. What Else Can be Said ? SEN. KENT CONRAD (D-ND): What was your reaction when you learned that you had paid the man who had worked to close your casino? CARLOS HISA (Lieutenant Governor, Tigua Tribe): Outrage. A rattlesnake will warn you before it strikes. We had no warning. They did everything behind our back.