
short of legislation, what needs to happen, because legislation will take a long time, I know that, but I think even something as simple as crossing the lines, crossing parties and getting a compromise on this one issue
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short of legislation, what needs to happen, because legislation will take a long time, I know that, but I think even something as simple as crossing the lines, crossing parties and getting a compromise on this one issue

What it really comes down to is how you not only feed your families, but how you keep your culture and traditions alive.

We have to be able to manage State waters, Federal waters, holistically.

I am absolutely not dismissing changes to ANILCA or any other legislation here.

Failure to do so will be a death blow to my river, to my people, and our survival, before we go extinct.

I want to thank each of you for your written comments and what you have shared here for the committee and community.

I do not have that magic button that can put fish back in the river now.

If we were able to manage the resource, if we have funding that was stable for a dedicated period of time...

It is so important that your connection to this resource be shared in a way that people from Washington, D.C. and other parts of the Country may not be able to quickly grasp.

We have sacrificed a lot on the Yukon, from salmon gear to fishing times, of the whole people on Yukon River.

Madam President, it is Thursday afternoon here on the Senate floor. It is one of my favorite times. We have some new pages, so they are going to, I think, at a certain point, consider some of this their favorite time on the Senate floor…

Tribal leaders and federal partners must work together to protect our Tribal communities with effective and well-funded policy solutions to address the opioid crisis.

Senators Cantwell and Mullin introduced S. 2695, the 'Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Act.'

we know that Native Americans, Alaska Natives as a population demographically are dying in the past two years of drug overdoses more than any other populations out there.

Legislative solutions are needed to address the targeting that Tribes are experiencing.

I strongly support improving and keeping tele-health opportunities as available as possible.

They are targeting these small, remote, rural, vulnerable communities. It is the worst predation there can possibly be.

we have to be doing more when it comes to treatment.