Political Quotes

“H.R. 2505 is legislation I introduced on behalf of the Alaska Federation of Natives, the statewide organization which serves the interests of the over 90,000 Natives in the State of Alaska. The bill addresses issues of importance to several ANCSA native corporations. I want to thank the Calista Native Corp., the Alaska Federation of Natives, the Department of the Interior and Committee staff for their efforts to resolve many of the difficult issues in this bill. The bill before the House has been amended to reflect this agreement. The bill, as amended, contains several provisions, I will briefly explain few: Considerable time has been spent resolving the Calista land exchange issue. Thanks to all parties involved for their commitment to move forward on this important provision. The Calista region in Alaska is one of the poorest and most socially troubled areas in the Nation. This land exchange was authorized to provide Calista with a means of economic self-sufficiency, consistent with the purpose of ANCSA.”