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Unfortunately, the median income of American Indian Alaska Native families is around $48,000. 26 percent of American Indian Alaska Native people make less than $500 a week.

Thank you again, Sen Murkowski for introducing this bill that will address this important issue, improve public health and the quality of life for so many tribal communities.

Responsibly developing rare earth minerals here at home in the United States and especially in Alaska is a priority of mine.

Eighty-two percent of Alaska is only accessible by air, and about 75 percent of those communities don't have a runway long enough for a jet or larger aircraft.

One of my top priorities, one of the top priorities for the Alaska delegation, is the FAA Reauthorization Act.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Good afternoon, Secretary Buttigieg. It is good to see you again.

I write today to express our industry's strong support for H.R. 8704.

What we are trying to do is, again, reestablish these herds for economic development as a traditional food source and provide food security for Native communities.

Do you think that the way things are structured currently that we do have that flexibility, government programs by their very nature are not inherently built to be flexible?

So, three years. I am looking then to Chair Bryan, and to Chairperson Mejia.

On average, how long does this review take BIA to review an application? What are you looking at?

Is it the department's interpretation of S. 2908 that the bill will cover the cost of transporting the bulls, the cows and the calves to the villages that are working to establish these bison herds?

Great. Your testimony states that the bill would allow the tribes and tribal organizations to enter into 638 self-governance contracts to assume BIA bison herd management functions.

Good. And is it also your understanding that the bill would cover the cost of transporting the bison within Alaska from village to village to promote sustainable grazing practices and herd health?

Another challenge, though, is the need for mobile processing trailers when you have communities that are not connected by road.

As it turns out, the 9th of June, just on Sunday, was Congressman Young's birthday, and it is also the day that has been designed in Alaska as Don Young Day.

Thank you to those who have testified today.

What we are trying to do is, again, reestablish these herds for economic development as a traditional food source and provide food security for Native communities.