Thank you, Mr. Congdon. You make a number of very important points.
We're going to work closely with you and the tribe.
If we lose that infrastructure it is lights out on much of the rural economy of my State.
We're going to get your bill out of this committee and get it on the President's desk.
I strongly support your legislation. When we had our markup previously I spoke out in favor of it strongly.
I'm pleased to see the USDA's support.
I believe the concerns are overblown.
We'll continue to work with you and see what we can do to get this worked out.
If this bill doesn't pass--and soon--we, this Congress and this Administration, will have set up a system that will impo...
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I want you and the Secretary to know I'm going to work very closely with you to ensure those kinds of funds.