I believe the Agency is engaging in regulatory overreach with WOTUS, which the Senate has expressed its disapproval on.

it is inconceivable to me; I mean when you talk about 1.6 million acres of a beetle kill, seems to me that our communities would be eligible for more than one of these Community Grant Programs.

It is my hope that we can continue our bipartisan tradition to prioritize the needs of Native communities.

Well, my time is expired, but know that we do want to follow up with you on this.

I would simply urge the subcommittee here to utilize the terminology that is founded in the law, and the regs.

I am looking forward to finding further creative funding solutions with you.

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

The Tribe needs funding for facilities that would house the Trial, Appellate, Wellness, and Traffic Courts.

I am going to be up in Fairbanks this weekend, and I can tell you this is going to be a hot, hot, hot topic there.

The hope is that we can reach agreement on the contours of the exchange in the coming year.

Thank you Mr. Chairman. Appreciate the opportunity to be back at work here on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; and to kick off our hearings with the Chief of the Forest Service.

I would like to focus my first round of questions on contract support costs, and the 105[l]s.

Thank you, Chairman Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski, and Members of the subcommittee for your leadership to reduce pollution in rivers, improve clean water access, safeguard public drinking water supplies.

Madam Secretary, let's begin with the first part of my opening statement, which was reference to the people of King Cove.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I would like to have more conversation with your team about that.

I have expressed some concern, again, about the pace of processing the individual permits.

I want to discuss the issue of opportunity between the Forest Service and many of our tribes, specific to tribal co-management.