Before my comments, I would like to yield 2 minutes to the junior Senator from Arizona, who has been so instrumental in advancing this proposal. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Arizona.

we have been asked to vote on this. It is 20 pages--20 pages that we were just handed. We asked DOJ to help us analyze this so we can best evaluate whether that is a good vote. According to the DOJ, this would not stop them from denying…

Yesterday's speech went a long ways to reigniting the members, as well as the party faithful. Yesterday's speech was very important in making that pivot.

I think it would be a little bit of an exaggeration to say the savings and loan crisis had the same consequences and result as the crisis in 2008.

Can you walk me through how that requirement will be phased over the next few years, see what major risks all of that provides to community banks, and offer maybe some suggestion on how we can be more responsive to the legitimate concerns…

I think that is something we can all agree on, and it is absolutely the best line of defense against future bailouts.

I think the Chairman said $212 billion in loan guarantees with only $3.1 billion actually in Indian Country.

I worry that if we are going to create economic opportunity in Indian Country, we need infrastructure.

It is about making sure they take advantage of some of the great food economy and other things.

We are so excited about these two new designations and we will now have four examples where the Federal family really worked well together.

It is up to the tribe and their navigator to come up with these ideas in terms of what they want to do and what programs to access?

We are excited about that.

Can you give me an example of any of the things they have done that have been particularly successful or things we maybe should look at?

It is primarily accessing Federal programs for help?

Economic opportunities are really not possible without infrastructure.

Why is it that we only have such a small percentage of the commitment for Rural Development that has been deployed to Indian Country directly?

I have been shocked that we have been unable to complete NAHASDA.

Are there tax credits that go with it or tax benefits for companies that will locate there and hire people?