I don't think anybody feels like we need to have another study to know that we have a very extensive list when it comes to O&M needs.
According to the IHS, one in ten Native Americans lacks access to clean water or indoor plumbing.
This is an issue we probably want to come back to and have a discussion with the Assistant Secretary as well.
We are all watching what is happening with higher prices of oil and what that means for fuel costs.
We can either fund another study or we can make an investment to protect our babies and to keep them in communities, our communities, where ...
The Infrastructure Bill restricts program support funding to Federal activities, which means the tribes that operate there, the projects dir...
I think this is something we all need to be working on.
But as we know, unfortunately, it is not the case for far too many of our Native communities.
Alaskans living in communities without access to running water are five times more likely to be hospitalized for lower respiratory tract inf...
If we could finish a project in three years, we would be happy. It just doesn't happen when your building season is really like three months...
In Alaska, roughly 20 percent of Native homes don't have an adequate supply of clean water or a connection to a sewer system.
We absolutely agree that operation and maintenance funds are necessary to ensure that sanitation facilities projects can remain functional f...
It should shock us as Alaskans. It should shock us as Americans that basic, basic matters like safe water, drinking water, basic sanitation ...
We are seeing some improvement, we are starting to see some gains, connecting homes to sewer and water treatment systems in villages like Ak...
Given what you know of the operation and maintenance needs in Alaska villages today, there are a couple of questions here for you.
I want to thank you for the opportunity to testify today and for our ongoing partnership.
Today, I am proud to report that the Biden administration has over 37,000 infrastructure projects moving forward in every State and Territor...
But I want to be clear about how much work remains on reducing roadway deaths, on making our rails and our skies safer.
