Because it takes extraordinary strength for a young person to say, no, I am going--I want to be part of this public dialog and engagement.

Can I just stop you there?

Can I just stop you there?

Because it takes extraordinary strength for a young person to say, no, I am going--I want to be part of this public dialog and engagement.

Look, my view is they have a whole host of other areas where they can really fight inflation, right.

Is this really like more of a transparency issue, or do you think that kind of trying to bring this into fighting inflation is a stretch?

I understand you are coming to Alaska soon, and I hope those conversations are going to take place.

One of the issues that I think--that we are all struggling, not struggling with, but trying to nail down better is how you define junk fees.

But they do add certain costs, like the example you just gave.

Young people are paying attention to what we as legislators do.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the witnesses being here. It is an important topic.

Well, we will get ready.

It's interesting, though, that as we speak and we are receiving the impact from the Canadian fires, some of our Alaska hotshot crews are helping out in Canada.

Agreed. Recognize that we just need to be doing more to be inclusive of these young people.

Obviously, a very, very timely meeting.

We don't have urban Indian health organizations in Alaska but we often call Anchorage our largest Native village because it is home to the largest Native population in the state. I support this bipartisan legislation because it would give…

I really appreciated what Commander Diamond was talking about in terms of safety.

Thank you for your service. Thank you, certainly on behalf of the State of Alaska.