Apr 18, 2012
With all due respect to the BLM, and this is not meant for you, they manage Native lands in Trust. In my estimate, they mis-spent, mis-used and frankly were very corrupt in the $27 billion, I think, they took from the Natives in their…
Don Young
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Don Young is a Republican politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district from 1973 until his passing in 2022. He was the longest-serving member of Congress in Alaska's history and was known for his strong advocacy for Alaskan interests, particularly in areas such as resource development and indigenous rights. Young was a prominent figure in various legislative efforts, including those related to transportation and infrastructure in Alaska. Throughout his tenure, he was recognized for his direct and often colorful communication style, which resonated with many constituents.
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Apr 18, 2012
Has feedback from consultation sessions with the tribes been incorporated into some of these draft regulations?
Apr 18, 2012
The new framework institutionalizes meaningful consultation so that tribal leaders are at the table and engaged when it comes to the matters that affect them.
Apr 18, 2012
We must have a policy that embodies the best consultation practices available, responds to the needs of tribal leaders to be more engaged in policy development and promotes more responsible decision making on issues affecting American…
Apr 2, 2012
I think the broad plan states that one of the action items is to protect 2 billion acres of land...
Apr 2, 2012
We should be trying to simplify it or at least streamline it and make it more efficient.
Apr 2, 2012
I don't know what we were thinking, but it's under the President. It really hands the President... control over the State of Alaska regardless of the President.
Apr 2, 2012
If they implement this policy, Mr. Lang, do you believe under this policy that we will lose control over our state land?
Apr 2, 2012
I hope you're aware on your committee you cut their funds off, squeezed their you know what until they start explaining where they're taking the money from.
Apr 2, 2012
There will be nothing ever achieved in this state when we lose our statehood.
Apr 2, 2012
If the Administration continues to tell us that the National Ocean Policy and Marine Spatial Planning is not zoning, isn't that exactly what the Department of the Interior called it in the draft five-year plan?
Apr 2, 2012
One of the disappointments in my career has been the fact that at one time there were 15,000 high-paying jobs in the State of Alaska and I think we may have maybe 80.
Apr 2, 2012
For stakeholders not to be involved in something that directly affects not only their livelihoods, but their lives in total, is dead wrong.
Apr 2, 2012
We're not supposed to be the United States of the Federal Government. We should be the United States of America.
Apr 2, 2012
Our job is to try to use your testimony to really try to show that there hasn't been the involvement there should be.
Apr 2, 2012
Many people--I have yet to figure out who are these many people--say, all we're doing is implementing the findings of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy.
Apr 2, 2012
If I was a suspicious person, with NOAA and the Endangered Species Act, this proposal for ocean zoning, I would say, is another attempt at the fishing industry.
Apr 2, 2012
If we have to duplicate from every agency that's under this provision that we stand on this issue until we find out what they're trying to achieve.
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