It has been observed on roughly 193,500 acres statewide, more than 98 percent of those acres mapped in 2021.

I think we have made upholding the Federal Government's trust responsibility a bipartisan priority, and it needs to continue to be so.

I think that we can make a real difference for the State of Alaska, and we can make a real difference across the country.

Working to address the tribal needs has always been a bipartisan, bicameral priority.

I would hope that you would agree that this proposed move is a reorganization that is defined by the Committee's reprogramming guidelines, and so therefore would be subject to Appropriations' Committee approval.

I think we recognize that there is so much, so much that has to be done in this area.

I appreciate that. Again, we certainly, I am certainly hearing from the Native leaders about the need to prioritize Tribal participation within the conservation of the Cooperative Management.

Alaska is willing and able to increase our Nation's and our allies energy security.

There is a common sense, straightforward solution here to getting communities off diesel power generation.

We don't have the luxury of time.

I am very interested in seeing what is possible. And if we can move the dial a little bit on this issue, I am in for it 100 percent.

But all they talked about was the injustice that they felt in having been denied their native allotment.

We can't be in a situation where we have got an impasse like this; would you agree?

I have had subsequent conversations and I will share with you, they are somewhat confused. They don't know who to believe anymore.

So do you think then that we need to address this language that limits it to these Federal lands that are either bordering or adjacent to, because it is not just Alaska, it would be throughout the Lower 48, where you have got some…

A lack of promises made and promises unfulfilled. A little bit of a pulling the rug out from underneath us.

By failing to properly certify and test wood heater emissions the EPA has frustrated Congress' investments and intended goals.

I hope that you and your team will be able to explore ways in which CDS projects can be awarded faster.