we are treated as colonists on our own lands and are subject to federal approvals for almost everything we need.

The Federal Government should not prioritize the media over the voices of Alaska Native communities who will be directly affected by its policies.

We do not approve of these efforts to turn our homeland into one giant national park, which literally guarantees us a fate with no economy, no jobs, reduced subsistence, and no hope for the future of our people.

I think that this Administration has shown Alaskans some deference in terms of Willow, the largest oil project that our state, our nation has seen in decades.

Thank you, Chairman Stauber and Representative Peltola for your continued support and advocacy on behalf the North Slope Inupiat.

H.R. 6285 addresses both land rights and usage on the North Slope, both of which are essential to the self-determination of the Indigenous communities.

Put simply, Alaska is a resource state. And without the ability to responsibly monetize its rich endowment of resources, Alaska economy will decline and its citizens will suffer.

Thank you Representative Stauber for putting forward this bill, and I would encourage all members of the committee to pay careful attention to the testimony of my friends from Alaska's Arctic.

We see the Biden Administration utilizing every bureaucratic devise at its disposal in its quixotic quest to forestall natural resource development across Alaska to appease the powerful environmental lobby.

the Biden Administration's relentless assault on Alaska that is unquestionably contrary to existing federal law and the national and energy security of the United States.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribute to General Glen D. VanHerck

Arctic security is American security.

I urge the committee to support initiatives that bolster our Arctic capabilities and safeguard our National interests in the region.

We need to make sure that Alaska becomes the logistical hub for the Arctic.

We need infrastructure. We need a whole-of-Government effort.

America is an Arctic nation because of Alaska.

I commend the committee for undertaking this hearing to understand the complexities of Arctic security.

What investor in their right mind would even consider spending millions of dollars in ANWR?