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more likely to suffer from drug and alcohol 

addiction and have less access to quality 

healthcare. 

It was a shock to see a positive and seemingly noncontroversial bill fall short. After 

all, the bill would provide a clear avenue for 

foreign investment in Indian Country, 

streamline archaic and incredibly inefficient 

regulations that add years of delays to potential business deals, and for the first time 

allow tribes to enter into business deals as 

sovereign entities, much like every state in 

the country can already do. It would do all of 

these things at no additional cost to the federal government. 

H.R. 2362 was also designed to complement 

H.R. 205, the HEARTH Act, which easily 

passed the House and Senate and will soon be 

signed into law. The bills are complementary 

but different. H.R. 205 was specifically designed to address housing needs on tribal 

lands but makes no mention of investment 

from foreign companies. H.R. 2362 invites 

companies from all 155 WTO countries to invest in Indian Country. It establishes a demonstration project that will help us learn 

best practices for future business deals. Once 

we work the kinks out, we would open it up 

to all tribes. 

So why the opposition? One word: Turkey. 

Turkey and Turkish Americans helped bring 

this bill to fruition through years of business 

exchanges and negotiations on how to best 

facilitate trade and investment with Indian 

Country. Turkey was the first and only country to send an official delegation to the Reservation Economic Summit, the premiere 

tribal business conference. Turkey is the 

only WTO country that has demonstrated an 

active economic interest in tribal lands. Turkey was mentioned in the text of H.R. 2362 in 

recognition of these efforts. 

But the word ‘‘Turkey’’ in a tribal economic development bill turned into a call to 

action for special interests. Rather than focusing on the bill’s many economic benefits 

for tribes and all WTO countries, these communities focused on the word ‘‘Turkey’’. In 

the process, they hijacked a bill that has 

nothing to do with their centuries-old grievances and put an end to promising new economic opportunities for some of the most 

impoverished people living within America. 

Native Americans have too few—not too 

many—tools for economic development. We 

need to give them as many options as we 

can. Tribes should have the power to choose 

which tools they wish to use to grow their 

economies. 

H.R. 2362 is a good bill that would have 

spurred economic development on tribal 

lands. Instead, it was killed by special interests that chose this opportunity to advance 

their own agenda. An agenda that has nothing to do with tribal sovereignty. 

(Eric Bruguier is the chairman of economic 

development for the Fort Peck Tribes. Lloyd 

Irvine is a councilman for the Confederated 

Salish and Kootenai Tribes.) 

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AMERICA’S CAMP PENTAGON 

EXHIBIT 

HON. CHELLIE PINGREE OF MAINE

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 

Ms. PINGREE of Maine. Mr. Speaker, I rise 

today to call my colleagues’ attention to an art 

exhibit on display at the Pentagon. 

Over the course of ten years, for one week 

each summer, a camp in the Berkshires of 

Massachusetts became ‘‘America’s Camp.’’ 

This camp welcomed children whose parents 

or relatives were killed in the September 11, 

2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade 

Center, the Pentagon, and on American Airlines Flight 93. America’s Camp was a place 

for these children to experience a traditional 

recreational summer camp—swimming, canoeing, and singing camp songs. But more importantly, it provided a peer-supported environment where these children could memorialize their lost loved-ones among other children who experienced similar losses. It was a 

place where the kids could be kids, without 

the label of being a ‘‘9/11 kid,’’ as was the 

case in so many other aspects of their lives. 

I am extremely proud of an organization in 

my district—The Center for Grieving Children—for the contribution they made to this 

special camp. The Center, based in Portland, 

Maine, has provided loving support to children 

and families during times of loss through peer 

support, outreach, and education. It has done 

so for 25 years and has provided its services 

free of charge for as long as families have 

needed them. The Center for Grieving Children has played a role in America’s Camp 

since its founding. Each year, the Center sent 

staff and volunteers to camp where they provided ‘‘Buddy Central,’’ a drop-in center where 

grief facilitators offered support to campers. 

An annual art project offered children the 

opportunity to express their grief as well as 

their hope at camp. There was a quilt project, 

a tapestry of loss and love, anger and joy; a 

‘‘Sky Project,’’ with stars from each child with 

their own tributes to loved ones; and the 

amazing ‘‘Feathers of the Phoenix,’’ with 

feathers made by the children with images of 

a person they wished to honor. A collection of 

these and other art projects has been on display for the past year or so at the Pentagon. 

I encourage my colleagues to view this exhibit if given an opportunity to do so. The 

strength and hope shared by these children 

hold great power for moving us toward a more 

peaceful world. 

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FLORIDA PATRIOT GUARD RIDERS—STANDING FOR THOSE WHO 

STOOD FOR US 

HON. C.W. BILL YOUNG OF FLORIDA

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 

Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Speaker, on this, 

the somber anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our nation, I rise to say thank you to 

the more than 7,000 members of the Florida 

Patriot Guard Riders who have provided invaluable support to the families of the fallen 

and injured servicemembers in the ongoing 

war against terrorism. 

With the motto of ‘‘Standing for Those Who 

Stood for Us’’, the Patriot Guard Riders provide motorcycle escorts for our fallen as they 

take them to their final resting places. They 

provide escorts for our injured servicemembers as they return home. And they provide 

color guard support for hundreds of ceremonies throughout our state of Florida and our 

Nation as we honor those who wear and who 

have worn the uniform throughout our history. 

In the past month alone, hundreds of Patriot 

Guard Riders joined as we escorted Staff Sergeant Matthew Sitton of Largo, Florida, home 

to his final resting place. Staff Sergeant Sitton 

paid the ultimate price for freedom when he 

was killed by an IED blast in Afghanistan. 

Thousands and thousands of Matthew’s 

friends and neighbors, and thousands more 

who had never met Matthew or his family, 

lined the streets of Tampa and Pinellas County to say thank you to him and his family as 

hundreds of Patriot Guard Riders provided a 

mile long escort to honor this American hero 

and his equally heroic family. 

The Patriot Guard Riders were with us when 

we opened a Clearwater, Florida exhibit to remind us to never forget the lessons of the Holocaust. They lined the exhibit area with American flags as a tribute to those who served our 

nation during World War II, ‘‘The Greatest 

Generation’’ who restored freedom to Europe 

and freed the Nazi concentration camps. 

The Patriot Guard Riders were also with us 

last week when we opened the new USO 

Lounge at the Tampa International Airport, to 

provide a place to support the thousands of 

troops who pass through Tampa annually, and 

to support their families when they come to 

await their return from their deployment and 

from their hospitalizations. Again, the Patriot 

Guard Riders lined the halls to show their 

thanks and their respect for our veterans of all 

generations as we dedicated this new facility. 

Mr. Speaker, the Florida Patriot Guard Riders are led by State Captain Mike Donohoe, 

and Assistant State Captains Thomas ‘‘TMan’’ Brown, Al Kaufman, Dave ‘‘Buzzard’’ 

Clark, Terry Hanifin, and Doug Horton. If 

space permitted, I would list the names of all 

7,000 of the Florida riders who served our nation in uniform and who continue to serve their 

brothers and sisters in uniform. 

The mission of the Patriot Guard Riders 

throughout our nation is to, ‘‘show our sincere 

respect for our fallen heroes, their families, 

and their communities.’’ It is also to, ‘‘shield 

the mourning family and their friends from 

interruptions created by any protestor or group 

of protestors.’’ Both of these missions are critical to our troops and their families. Throughout our nation’s war against terrorism, my wife 

Beverly and I have been asked by the injured 

Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast 

Guardsmen at our military and veterans hospitals if the American people continue to support their mission. The Patriot Guard Riders 

make sure that when these American heroes 

return home, they know they are loved and 

appreciated by the people of their hometowns. 

Mr. Speaker, it is my hope that my colleagues will stop and say a word of thanks 

every time they see a Patriot Guard Rider 

back home in their communities. These men 

and women do not serve and ride for their 

own personal recognition. They ride and they 

stand in formation as a group to say thank you 

from a grateful nation and to do as their motto 

states, to ‘‘Stand for Those Who Stood for 

Us.’’ 

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THE 11TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 ATTACKS ON 

THE UNITED STATES 

HON. JERRY F. COSTELLO OF ILLINOIS

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, September 11, 2012 

Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, today we 

mark the llth Anniversary of the September 11 


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