04/23/2013
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"I believe very strongly that this inventory should have been done prior to the Tongass plan being locked in."
"I am a little bit confused about why there would be a specific reduction in this area where again the need is so great."
"I'm troubled by many of the proposed reductions to the BIA--particularly the elimination of the Tribal Courts program for which I secured funds for the first time in fiscal year 2016."
"Since 1977, Congress has appropriated and the U.S. Treasury has distributed payments in lieu of taxes (PILT) on Federal lands nationwide."