[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 99 (Wednesday, July 22, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1386]
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  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  1999

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                               speech of

                           HON. J.D. HAYWORTH

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 21, 1998

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 4193) making 
     appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and 
     for other purposes:

  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Chairman, today we had an important vote regarding 
federal lands in our country. I believe Chairman Regula did an 
excellent job of handling this difficult and controversial 
appropriations bill. However, one project that was left out of the bill 
was funding of the new Seba Dalkai school in my congressional district 
that has been on the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) priority list for 
several years.
  As you may know, Mr. Chairman, Seba Dalkai is located on the Navajo 
Nation, the largest and most economically-challenged sovereign Indian 
nation. Education is vitally important for children to achieve their 
full intellectual and economic potential. A healthy learning 
environment is central to this goal.
  Seba Dalkai has been patiently waiting for new school facilities, 
while educating their children in substandard conditions. They are 
presently the highest ranked school on the BIA priority list that has 
yet to receive funding. Unfortunately, this has been the situation for 
several years. Seba Dalkai needs and deserves funding. It is my hope 
that since the new Sac and Fox and Pyramid Lake schools will be 
completed this year, the House Interior Appropriations Subcommittee 
will begin funding the new Seba Dalkai school in fiscal year 2000. I 
will continue to fight for funding for Seba Dalkai, although I am 
disappointed that the Subcommittee could not begin funding this 
important project in fiscal year 1999.

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