Raúl Grijalva

I made a request to Chairman Hastings and Ranking Member Markey to delay this hearing until there is meaningful government-to-government consultation between the Federal Government and tribal Nations affected by this legislation.

This land exchange has strong bipartisan support across the State of Arizona.

I would suggest that before you take my word for it or take the denials as truth, that a formal request from the Chair and the Ranking Member to the State Department to validate and verify that.

I urge my colleagues to support the legislation because I know it will lead to a better future for my constituents and this country.

My impression is it would set that work, the invested money, taxpayer money, and time--the Commission expended $10 million over the period of time to come to terms with where the memorial should be.

As we rush this forward, questions will remain.

And one of them, some have called on this panel and others, for the end of Federal funding for the memorial in addition to a new design.

I think most of us would agree that the Commemorative Works Act has worked well in proving this rigorous approval process.

While it is clear that something needs to break the current impasse, I want the Committee to think long and hard about how we handle this issue.

This is not a process that we can turn over because of a name.

As a consequence of the lawsuit that my colleague was referencing, everyone signed it.

And I think this visitors center is very important. That war dictated many things in this country, not just the war.

Just to thank Mr. Young, although the accolades are flowing today. Thank you very much for the legislation.

From that Vietnam era, when my friends came back from service, they were treated as though they were the villains and they were the ones responsible for this war, not the policymakers.

While I appreciate the comity the Chairman has afforded the minority, this is not a positive way to begin a new Congress and I hope the Majority will reconsider their approach.

I thank the witnesses, and look forward to hearing your views and testimony on the legislation before us.

I would urge the Park Service, so we don't begin to set some precedents here, that if something can be done and done expeditiously, I think it would be in everybody's best interest to do so.

So when it says 'rental income' in that 990 Form, it is not--you are saying it is not just rental of the--

The reason I ask that--well, we will follow up with a question, because----

I think this visitors center is very important. That war dictated many things in this country, not just the war.

Thank God that has changed with time, and the warrior is acknowledged for his service.

With drastic cuts to the Park Service budget we need to understand how to balance the demand for park experiences and the increased reliance of NPS on private money.

We again would encourage the Chair to consider bills as we see some before us today that have passed in the past and have received bipartisan support.

Traditionally, as this Committee works, the Minority on the Committee, Democrats, have been provided a level of courtesy.

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