Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, every November we commemorate Native American Heritage Month. I am honored to share a long-standing partnership with Indian Tribes located in Arizona and across the United States. This includes our most recent efforts to extend the AMBER Alert program to Indian Country, which will ensure that every family in Indian Country is afforded the same resources to find a missing child. Today I am especially grateful to recognize the valiant service of Native American U.S. Marines during the Iwo Jima campaign: Ira Hayes, a member of the Gila River Pima Indian community, is most notably remembered as one of the servicemen who raised the American flag over Mount Suribachi. The Navajo Code Talkers were also irreplaceable during World War II. The Code Talkers effectively transmitted combat messages across enemy lines to avoid interception and decryption. Major Howard Connor said it best: ``Were it not for the Navajos, the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima.'' Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to highlight their contributions to Arizona and the United States. ____________________”