We want to take good care of it, but we also do not want to be in a situation where our ability to live, to work, to raise our families is denied because we have no economic opportunity.

I was one of those members of Congress who supported that plan.

My fishermen now are a little bit worried about what this 30 by 30 proposal might be.

I had some concerns about the mandatory funding for LWCF, including how we pay for it.

So as one who, again with Senator Daines, we want people to stay focused on the science and on the data.

Russia is providing more oil to the United States than Alaska is currently.

I think it would be helpful to try to understand how the Administration is defining conservation, and in terms of engagement, I would urge you to be more engaged, more open.

It sometimes stuns me to think about the resources that we have as a nation--our opportunities to not only provide for an economy and jobs, but resources that our nation needs and our friends and allies want and yet, sometimes, we put in…

Yes, when I think about energy security, to me, it really is all-of-the-above.

I think you have outlined in a very clearly articulated way how, with the promise of ANCSA we really have seen an economic and cultural empowerment.

I think we recognize that we have seen an unprecedented amount of Federal funding that has been directed to provide assistance for our tribes, for our Native people.

It's critical that we continue to support our tribal economies as we move forward.

So let me ask, then, because you noted that CDC focuses absolutely on health and safety as is their mission.

This is something that we need to address, we must address, and we will address it.

Fortunately, Congress has legislation to address this gap in coverage with a bipartisan bill entitled, the Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recovery for Eating Disorders Act.

I think you have outlined very well how those benefits that come through the ANC then are spread out.

Do you see, either through EDA, or the BIA grants that Mr. Rodman is speaking to, that these could be helpful within Native tourism?

Sometimes it is the Federal Government and our regulations that hold us back from achieving what it is that has been built and worked so hard to facilitate over the years.