[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 69 (Thursday, May 8, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H3948]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
COMMEMORATING GROUNDBREAKING FOR APSAALOOKE WARRIORS APARTMENT COMPLEX
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from
Montana (Mr. Daines) for 5 minutes.
Mr. DAINES. Mr. Speaker, today the Crow tribe will break ground on
the Apsaalooke Warriors Apartment Complex, a 15-room complex that will
serve the homeless veterans of the Crow Reservation.
The Crow Reservation is home to more than 400 veterans, and far too
many are without a home to call their own. Unfortunately, this struggle
goes largely unseen. As Crow Vice Chairman Dana Wilson has said:
Homelessness is invisible because the Crow always take care
of each other. It is not uncommon to see 10 to 20 people
living in a home.
I am grateful to see the Crow Tribe's commitment to addressing this
problem and giving our warriors a home of their own.
I also want to thank Vice Secretary Shawn Backbone, Vice Chairman
Dana Wilson, Secretary AJ Not Afraid, and the director of Crow Veterans
Affairs, Paul Little Light, for their efforts to make this project a
reality and to serve Crow veterans. Your work is deeply appreciated.
____________________