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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a legend in Arkansas broadcasting who has decided to retire after more than 70 years of outstanding service to the industry, and the last nearly 45 years as the owner and operator of KURM Radio in…
We are here to look at two different bills, really two different approaches that would amend the Indian Reorganization Act.
H.R. 1208... would amend the Indian Reorganization Act to clarify that the Secretary of the Interior has discretionary authority to place land into trust for any federally recognized tribe.
H.R. 6180... would also amend the Indian Reorganization Act to confirm the Secretary's discretionary authority to place land into trust for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
At the end of the day, there is no reason to oppose the Carcieri fix legislation.
If you start with bad data, you are going to get bad results, no matter how well you do in between.
Mr. President, prior to breaking for the Memorial Day recess, the House Agriculture Committee did something few beltway pundits thought was possible. The committee approved, in a bipartisan manner, a farm bill that meets the needs of…
this process of leasing national park land for a migrant camp circumvented the rules for political purposes.
The lease must end, and it will in January.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Brad Peacock of Bald Knob, Arkansas. Mr. Peacock and his wife, Tara, manage 1,500 acres of farmland known as Peacock Planting, where they focus on cultivating soybeans, corn, and rice. In February…
Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize Dr. Larry and Carlene Davis for the creation of their new nursing endowment scholarship at the University of Arkansas Community College in Morrilton. This scholarship is in honor of their daughter…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dylan Silverman- Barnes, a rising senior at the University of Central Arkansas. In April, for his honors capstone project, Dylan orchestrated the building of three new community gardens at Conway's…
Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Mary Beth Hatch for taking over as chief of education for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Most recently, Mary Beth has been serving as the coordinator of school innovation in the North Little Rock…
Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from California for his service as an F/A-18 Hornet pilot, a TOPGUN aviator, and the salute to his comrade, Captain Maynard. All of us lament the day that we lose close friends, and it is a special tribute to…
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Arkansas? There was no…
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Daniel Block, a proud native of Little Rock. Daniel is currently a student at Brandeis University and a member of Congregation B'nai Israel, Little Rock's Reform Jewish synagogue. Last month, Daniel…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman from Texas for her wonderful remarks about an extraordinary American, George H.W. Bush, our 41st President of the United States. I think about the first time I got to meet this gentleman. Upon…
Mr. Speaker, to start this tribute to George Bush, what better person to call on than the distinguished gentlewoman from Texas, someone who also moved to Texas to find her career and find her success just like George H.W. Bush did, as…