Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 507 is an important piece of legislation that will enable the Pascua Yaqui Tribe in my district in Arizona to consolidate its landholdings and remove two isolated, undeveloped parcels of land from the Bureau of Land Management responsibility. The two 10-acre parcels are islands of ``trapped'' Federal land surrounded by Pascua Yaqui land on all sides. The tribe is developing a golf course in this area, and conveying these two parcels to the tribe will make managing the land easier for the tribe and the Federal Government. Without this legislation, the tribe would have to design around the parcels, slowing down the project, weakening economic development that will benefit the entire Yaqui community. Passage of this bill will further the Federal Government's responsibility to enhance tribal trust resources. I want to thank my colleagues and the leadership within the Natural Resources Committee for making this bill a priority for passage this session. I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 507, and I yield back the balance of my time.”