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I think building a better partnership with our indigenous tribes and other tribal communities to want to help and share and listen to their input as to what is needed for clinical trials and other things in their community.
I want to follow on to what Senator Kaine has been talking about, which is being believed.
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I want to commend the Coast Guard on all of the real substantive efforts and forward progress on housing and childcare in many of your stations.
It's also a project that is of life-and-death importance to my constituents in Alaska.
I, too, am frustrated by the projected cost overruns and the protracted timeline on the Polar Security Cutter program.
We have to address that. So I would urge you to move on this clearinghouse, to make this process easier.
Should there be, given the statistics, given what we know, given the impact on Indian Country and Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians?
I have been a big supporter of what HIDTA does. I think we have seen some results overall in Alaska.
In total, all HIDTAs have seized an estimated $22 billion just in 2022 alone, allowing the return of $82 for every $1 spent on their budgets.
You mentioned in your written testimony that the HIDTA Tribal Task Force across the Country has been able to seize $414 million in illicit drugs, cash and other assets from traffickers.
The United States must live up to its trust and treaty responsibilities to promote the health and well-being of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
Drug traffickers are targeting our Native communities.
Native people have the highest overdose death rates from synthetic opioids when you compare them to other racial and ethnic groups.
We have to address that. So I would urge you to move on this clearinghouse, to make this process easier.
It is killing us in a way that is just--it is beyond comprehension, really.
It has been hard to access the Federal resources. It is a cumbersome process, apparently.
Should there be, given the statistics, given what we know, given the impact on Indian Country and Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians?