I do believe that that's pretty clear.

So, this is not just my initiative, that the Governor, the State is very fully behind it.

I appreciate that, and I will commend you to a letter that, Secretary Haaland, you received along with other Secretaries in the Cabinet from the Governor of the State of Alaska outlining the extent of the concerns and the issues, also…

I think we recognize that it's hard to get a handle on the number and projecting forward if we haven't really defined what leases we're talking about here.

I want to make sure that once again at the subcommittee level we are directing that.

Know that we appreciate that. We will look forward to partnering very closely with you as the months proceed here.

This action serves political interests while obstructing Alaska's economy and putting our Nation's energy security at greater risk.

I expect today to hear your plans to resume implementation of those lease sales.

Will this Energy Community Revitalization Program fund remediation of contaminated lands that have been conveyed to Alaska Natives and to the State?

The EPA is not always viewed as helpful in my State.

A lot of times the issues, again, that the EPA comes down on we view it as kind of anti-jobs, anti-economic opportunity.

We care about our environment, we care about our wildlife, probably more than anybody. But we also care about jobs and economic opportunity.

I want to thank the nominees for your desire to serve our Country, continuing to do that.

The Federal description of broadband, for years, they have been at this 25/3 number, which is completely inaccurate.

It is our position that taxpayer funds need to be 100 percent directed towards finishing the home solution.

Some of the Federal programs are quite onerous and time-consuming in order to be able to make something happen.

Yes, there are some fringe groups that don't. All the Democrats, all the Republicans, the vast majority of the Native people support it.

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