05/16/2017
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"Now many in this room have claimed to be protectors of Alaska's environment. But with all due respect to my colleagues here today, there are three people in Congress who care more about Alaska's envir..."
"The tribes have a seat on this three-person committee, and we will be an equal partner in bringing good science and sound policy analysis to the table."
"This committee is going to follow that very closely. We understand the concerns, the trepidation in some ways it brings to thousands of Alaskans."
"We will also be introducing legislation. We want to work with the IWC, but it would be a backstop domestically to enable these important, sustainable, subsistence hunts to continue."