I think we recognize that as much as we can do jointly for mobilization efforts, that is going to work to get better value for your dollar.

Thank you, for all the work that you did and given us the money to do this type of work.

Well, critical and time is important. So I appreciate that.

There's no need to reinvent wheels here.

I think we all recognize that pre-commercial thinning is useful, it is necessary for healthy forests, and as well as for the wildlife habitat.

Successful implementation is going to require interagency coordination, robust tribal consultation, and intergovernmental collaboration at all levels.

That will be a huge relief to the veterans in my state.

I commend the request, though, for maintaining strong support for state, and tribal grant, and loan programs.

I'm just curious as to whether or not there was a reason that it didn't make it into the final budget.

I think we recognize these areas of importance, and again, what more we can do to incentivize financial institutions to invest in our Native communities.

I believe that the new WOTUS Rule proposed last year is too broad, and it fails to recognize the special characteristics on the ground in Alaska.

We cannot afford for it to take 10 years to permit a mine on public land.

There was an additional $2 billion to the Tribal Broadband Program in the Bipartisan Bill, but that grant funding is still oversubscribed.

I think the President needs to focus on places like Alaska, not Saudi Arabia, not Venezuela, not Iran.

Roe is still the law of the land. We don`t know the direction that this decision may ultimately take. But if -- if it goes in the direction that this leaked copy has indicated, I would just tell you that it rocks my confidence in the Court…

cut through that red tape.

So oversight again absolutely key to everything that we do around here.

I strongly support it, but that can occur even as Access Project continues.