[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7891]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING MILLE LACS BAND CHIEF EXECUTIVE MARGE ANDERSON

  (Ms. McCOLLUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor my dear friend and 
outstanding tribal leader, Mille Lacs Band Chief Executive Marge 
Anderson. After 30 years of service to our community, Marge is 
retiring. I know I'm not alone in saying she will be missed.
  Ms. Anderson first reached out to me when I was in the Minnesota 
State house. The education she provided on Indian treaty rights and the 
U.S. Constitution's guarantees of tribal sovereignty are lessons I 
still carry with me.
  The first woman elected to serve as chief executive for the Mille 
Lacs Band, Marge promoted tribal self-governance, economic development, 
education, health care, and infrastructure. Chief Executive Anderson 
has also been recognized for her dedication to the welfare of Native 
American children, families, and communities by regional tribal 
organizations all around this country. I thank her for her inspired 
leadership, for her protection of tribal sovereignty, for her guidance 
and her friendship. Marge, Miigwetch--thank you.

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