John McCain: “They deserve our support, and actually they're a--they would constitute a form of pressure on the government in Tehran.”

I especially want to acknowledge the leadership of Senator McCain of Arizona who introduced the Native American Languages Act (NALA) in 1990.

We owe each other our respect as long as our character merits respect.

I have to recognize that it has been this body, this Senate Committee, very important Committee on Indian Affairs that has been helping us.

Six years is still too long.