NAN A. S. HAYWORTH: “Mr. Speaker, it bears repeating that S. 162 provides for the distribution of certain funds awarded to the Gila River…”

“Mr. Speaker, it bears repeating that S. 162 provides for the distribution of certain funds awarded to the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian community. This bill is the Senate companion version to the legislation that I introduced, that my colleague from the First District of Arizona alluded to, the companion legislation designated as H.R. 458. Since this legislation has already been approved by the other body, I am grateful to the leadership of this House and to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for taking up the bill from the other body in such an expeditious manner. Mr. Speaker, it was my honor to represent the Gila River Indian community in the Congress of the United States for my first 8 years of service in this institution. And although redistricting in my home State has shifted the boundaries of the Congressional District I now represent, I continue to enjoy a very productive working relationship with and on behalf of the Gila River community. Mr. Speaker, I would urge my colleagues to support this very important legislation.”