You have record inflation going on, you have proposals that were submitted last summer, and they will be awarded later this summer.

I don't think they are too plain and direct at all.

I have always prioritized funding for EPA programs that really do focus on getting tangible results in providing cleaner air, cleaner water, and support for our lands across the country.

I hope that you are right.

We can choose to look to others to meet that demand and make ourselves more vulnerable, more reliant on others.

I think probably the others on the panel would agree that we can't make roads happen, we can't make water infrastructure happen unless we have some sense of the permitting process.

the Forest Service is just hell bent on killing what is left of a very small timber industry, starving them of timber supply.

I think there is a recognition that a level of coordination is going to absolutely be key.

This is something that I raise every year before the committee, that and village-built clinics.

We recognize that we have challenges in being able to get that, not the least of which is the extraordinary cost and the time involved.

We need to be doing more in the broadband space, and we need to make sure that we have these tribal set-asides.

I think there is opportunity and promise, but we still are talking an awful lot about how we build the capacity.

I firmly believe that we need to have a realistic plan for the future of our energy supply.

the infrastructure is fine, but if it costs you $300 a month, then it is of no use to you.

I believe that the new WOTUS Rule proposed last year is too broad, and it fails to recognize the special characteristics on the ground in Alaska.

As one of the negotiators for that Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, I am very proud of what we were able to include with over $60 billion in needed investments to our aging infrastructure through EPA programs.

I strongly support it, but that can occur even as Access Project continues.

That will be a huge relief to the veterans in my state.