I think this was a good overview of these areas that are so important, everything from education to economy to what is happening with agriculture.

I would like to thank the Members for their work and leadership on this legislation.

We need to be paying attention to that.

You noted the priority for making consortium applications eligible. I think you have hit on something that is really key to us in recognizing that AFN and other tribal consortia make use of economies of scale to ensure that some of the…

we want to acknowledge and thank you for reintroducing legislation last month to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act.

I always say, nothing about me without me.

I think we need to have a category of stories where you can submit to the Committee the 'you have to be kidding me' stories.

the Federal Government should, absent some very serious concerns, for lack of a better word, allow that tribe to receive that benefit in the manner that it sees fit.

Certainly things like being able to submit compliance reports by utilizing mail rather than online, which we know in far too many of our Alaska Native communities, and in so many parts of Indian Country, broadband is still not where we…

This Committee made historic bipartisan progress over the last two years to advance Federal support for Native communities.

Our goal today is to listen and to learn from you as Native leaders.

We have a responsibility to support the health and well-being of Native communities.

So I am just going to read a few lines from this letter. But Terry O'Sullivan is a very astute man. He has seen what is happening in Washington this past couple of weeks. Here is what he said: Administration officials are considering…

I would like to thank the Members for their work and leadership on this legislation.

Mr. President, I am coming to the floor for the final time to give remarks about the Willow Project. I will explain it a little bit in my remarks. The President is getting ready to make a decision--a huge decision-- on a big project in…

With enactment of the Social Security Act in 1935, this country promised Americans that if they worked hard and contributed to the program to support others, when they retire or become disabled or lose a spouse, they will be taken care of…

we have included in our Arctic Warrior Act Provisions two authorizing provisions for troops stationed there in Alaska

Our Focus really has been on Fort Wainwright, along with Eielson Air Force Base, both of these were identified for site visits in Secretary Austin's Independent Committee to review the suicide prevention reports.