Jim Webb: “If you're following that formula, there are a lot of differences among white cultures in this country.”

If the government is so repressive that it deliberately kills its own people--that is the standard where you say that government no longer has validity--then it does not matter how powerful that government is.

Thank you, Mr. President. I thank the Parliamentarian for that clarification. (The remarks of Mr. Webb pertaining to the introduction of S. 3372 are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

For these reasons, I strongly believe that recognition for these six Virginia tribes is justified based on principles of dignity and fairness.

I got the same answer from Admiral Locklear, commander in chief of PACOM, during an open line telephone conversation on July 28.