First of all, I want to thank the chairman and the ranking member for bringing this bill to the floor. In 2001, I sponsored the original resolution which created the ``Hispanic Americans in Congress'' book. And to some folks watching this…

I thank the gentleman for the time. First of all, I'd like to congratulate Chairman Wolf and Ranking Member Fattah for their work, but especially for their continued desire to work together, to work in a bipartisan fashion to bring about…

I would like to echo the comments made by the ranking member, Mr. Fattah. I remember the days I worked very closely with Chairman Wolf, and at that time also with the Subcommittee Chairman Rogers, as their ranking member, and it was always…

I don't think the issue here should be looked at as whether or not the EDA needs more help. It's why, again, we are bashing the Census Bureau. I really think that it's surprising that we would do it on this side, since we will note for the…

This continues to happen to tribe after tribe over and over. It is ridiculous.

We passed an environmental code that would fine a company up to a million dollars if you intentionally dump on our reservation.

We get $2 million in Indian Reservation roads. The State will not help us fix our roads and the BIA has no money.

You cannot manage an office from Denver or Billings or Dickinson, North Dakota, when the oil plain is in Fort Berthold, North Dakota.

I just have one more question, and then I will submit a couple for the record, okay?

this is an issue that continues to trouble many of us. And it is really a bipartisan thing.

I think what we need just to remember, every so often, as we talk about this new agency, is that it didn't happen in a vacuum.

I suspect that is an issue that will have bipartisan support, people saying make sure that you are doing the right thing in that department.