I could not help but listen with tremendous interest, and also to commend my good friend from Oklahoma, who also is the cochairman of our Native American Congressional Caucus. I fully associate myself with the eloquent remarks that he has made in addressing the needs of this legislation that needs to be passed. I also want to commend my good friend from Utah and the gentleman from New Mexico for their management of this piece of legislation that is so important to our Native American community.
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