I claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Cuellar). Without objection, the gentleman from Idaho is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

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section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

fellow Senators, I come today to talk about the business at hand. Obviously, it is the vote that we are going to take at 4 o'clock this afternoon. We were subjected to days and days of trial here--many witnesses, witness statements, and…

Several years ago I said, I guess about 4 or 5 years ago, we had one of the directors for the NEA out in Idaho.

We need to be working with those authorizing committees, so I appreciate that.

I would have to say across the board, native or non-native, we have a problem with diabetes.

Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you for calling this important hearing to get input from the public on a wide array of programs under this subcommittee's jurisdiction.

So we are looking at our IHS dollars to maintain our cultural integrity.

We strongly believe the BLM headquarters should be located in Washington, D.C.

It is hijacking something that we already do in communication.

when that was announced last summer, none of the BLM people that we had talked to knew this was coming.

And the thought was that that would help with reducing the rate of diabetes.

I am not worried about the arts in New York, or the arts in Washington, or the arts in Los Angeles. I am worried about the arts in Salmon, Idaho.

At a time when urban Indian organizations are struggling, what is happening in the Seattle area that has enabled your budget to grow so strongly?

What we need to do is find a plan where we can project 5 years ahead where we would like to double the investment in the arts and humanities.

We appreciate Representative Simpson's leadership in bringing together the Federal agency, Simplot, and the tribes to work collaboratively on this.

I would like to yield my 5 minutes to Mr. Calvert, who has a defense hearing at 3:00.