It is a loss for the people at Kaktovik. We gave Kaktovik approximately 93,000 acres of land for their social and economic well-being.
We last year spent $333 billion sending dollars overseas. That is dollars from the working class man.
we are witnessing a gross misappropriation of resources.
Responsible development of ANWR's Coastal Plain is a matter of self-determination of our people.
I am very happy that this Committee is proposing to open the Coastal Plain of ANWR for oil and gas exploration and development and limit the...
It is time that this Congress acts, solves our problem and gets the show on the road.
This is not the pristine area people talk about. This is an area that has been explored before by other people.
This is long overdue. This Committee has passed this bill 11 times, and it has died in the Senate.
That is not what ANILCA says.
This is the people's park.
I am not about to disburse $1.8 billion without a plan, and who is going to receive what.