I think we are all trying to get to the same place, which is we don't want to see these significant cuts to our victims services.

The Targeted Airshed Grant Program has been really helpful for them. So I am pleased that we were able to secure a $14.7 million grant Fairbanks North Star Borough to take actions like woodstove change out.

It is critical that you, and really all of us, work to ensure that steep barriers to entry on infrastructure funding, such as high matching requirements, are avoided for these very smaller communities.

the way we are now, that would require taking less money out of the fund, which is the opposite of what you want.

I appreciate that, and the fact that you are going out, whether it is to North Dakota, or other places, you are holding listening sessions.

I was in North Dakota last week discussing this very rule.

I will bring my own water bottle. It is one of my favorites. And we will lead by example.

I am very concerned about the implications for health, and what we are doing.

this is an injustice that most Americans would say: I cannot believe that this is happening.

I will say that I am disappointed to see that the Alaska Native Villages Program and the targeted Airshed Program are held flat in a request that does include so many increases.

This budget request and the American Jobs Plan are both proposals as of now, and of course Congress will ultimately decide the fate of both.

This is a big, big, big issue for us.

I prioritized PFAS funding from both the research and the need for regulatory actions.

You will be replacing Tara Sweeney, who was the first Alaska Native to hold the job of Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.

I need to know that you are aware of how important it is that ANCs are included in the ISDEA definition of Indian tribe.

I appreciate the conversation that we had by phone, and the opportunity to continue our discussions today.

I think it is going to be important to not only lower that temperature, but for you in this position to really set that tone as an ambassador and as an advocate for all of Indian Country and Native people.

I believe Mr. Newland has the necessary experience to hit the ground running, implement the President's agenda, and execute Indian Country's priorities.