Don Young: “Essential Air Service is crucially important.”

I would welcome the opportunity to discuss Willow with you at any time, and further to facilitate your meeting with the groups above to hear from them directly.

Congress authorized the leasing and development program within the 1002 Area of ANWR not on a whim, but after decades of robust debate.

We therefore firmly believe that a 45-day comment period will allow all stakeholders and the general public more than enough time to review the SEIS and provide meaningful comment.

I come before you today to plead on behalf of all Alaskans for relief from the inimical policies imposed by the current Administration.