Yes, we have been learning a lot, I think just like anybody else who is doing any construction these days, that prices h...
It should shock us as Alaskans. It should shock us as Americans that basic, basic matters like safe water, drinking wate...
If we could finish a project in three years, we would be happy. It just doesn't happen when your building season is real...
The federal government has a trust responsibility to protect the water rights of Native peoples.
In Alaska, roughly 20 percent of Native homes don't have an adequate supply of clean water or a connection to a sewer sy...
We are seeing some improvement, we are starting to see some gains, connecting homes to sewer and water treatment systems...
According to the IHS, one in ten Native Americans lacks access to clean water or indoor plumbing.
The Infrastructure Bill restricts program support funding to Federal activities, which means the tribes that operate the...
But as we know, unfortunately, it is not the case for far too many of our Native communities.
We absolutely agree that operation and maintenance funds are necessary to ensure that sanitation facilities projects can...
I think this is something we all need to be working on.
We can either fund another study or we can make an investment to protect our babies and to keep them in communities, our...
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 ...
This is an issue we probably want to come back to and have a discussion with the Assistant Secretary as well.
I have been a co-sponsor of Senator Bennet's resolution that clarifies and affirms that the United States' trust respons...
Alaskans living in communities without access to running water are five times more likely to be hospitalized for lower r...
Given what you know of the operation and maintenance needs in Alaska villages today, there are a couple of questions her...
