Ensuring that the legislation continues to be fully implemented and meets the goals and the intent behind the law has been a commitment of mine while Senator.

know that you have a trusted partner here as we are working out the broadband and the infrastructure there, and what more we can do.

I am looking forward to our partnership on this Committee.

It is critical that we move off grant funded public safety to a more durable path of compacting.

I am going to ask you if you will commit to, at a bare minimum, meeting with the people of King Cove to discuss their plight and to hear their concerns and do this, if you are confirmed, very early within your tenure.

This is important to the state for jobs. This is important to Alaska Natives.

it is probably too small for you here, but you have seen it because I provided you with many of the maps.

I have enough in conservation status in Alaska. We are doing more than our share--more, and we are happy.

I am also passionate about our Alaska Native veterans who have not yet received entitlement to their native allotments.

Protecting those jobs is critically important at all times, but particularly now.

We would much prefer it to be more of a partnership.

We were one of only two states in the nation that were specifically targeted by President Biden's Day-One Executive Orders.

It is indeed very significant, your nomination to this position as the first Native American woman.

Unfortunately we have an administration right now that wants to diminish that, which I find ridiculous and crazy.

I will tell you, having spent a day with them, were incredibly impressive, motivated, patriotic, because they knew what they were doing, which is helping the frontline troops who put their lives on the line for our nation.

But if you are not going to help the Pentagon please do not go help the communist party of China with their AI research.

It gives you hope and optimism. There is no doubt about it.

I urge a confirmation of Deb for the Secretary of Interior.