Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses, and welcome to the new witness as well.
I'm going to focus my comments on Mr. Ellis Ross.
Mr. Ross, it's nice to meet you. Congratulations on all of the economic advancements you brought forward to your community, and also the social and political benefits that you illustrated are an advantage and that we continue to work on here. I much appreciated everything you brought to the table.
The issue around this bill, which I'm glad you touched upon, is the amount of paper that it's going to create and, if you will, the process in holding things up as far as getting things done. I know that a large number of the people around this table are urbanites who don't understand the rural economy that well. You represent the rural economy very well.
Do you see this bill facilitating your advancement, or do you already see it holding you back?