I would welcome the opportunity to discuss Willow with you at any time, and further to facilitate your meeting with the groups above to hear from them directly.

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Alaska stands ready, willing, and certainly able to be a big part of that solution.

Do we have higher standards than, say, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Iran?

If other countries had the profile that we do, don't you think the global emissions problem would make significant?

Yeah, but there has been nothing that was laid down they can't indicate what their interest is.

I appreciate the efforts of the Department and Bureau of Land Management so far in implementing the Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans Allotment program as I authorized in the Dingell Act.

This Administration likes to talk a lot about environmental justice, environmental equity, but when it comes to Alaska Natives, they don't count.

I firmly believe that we need to have a realistic plan for the future of our energy supply.

We are the leader in the world, aren't we?

We can choose to look to others to meet that demand and make ourselves more vulnerable.

When we produce oil and gas in Texas and Alaska, New Mexico, by the way, New Mexico is just cranking.

I do think it is important for us to continue this bipartisan approach to these issues.

What we need here is a strategic focus to reduce our dependence on China and Russia.

Our reality as a country is that we have a resource that not only we need right now, but the world needs right now.

What we face is that 80 percent of the natural gas that comes to the most populated portion of the state, comes out of that Cook Inlet.

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

I couldn't agree with you more that this Administration has undertaken a full assault on these sectors.