06/01/2009
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"The question some have asked me is, well, if Sealaska has waited for 38 years to get their final conveyance and if in fact there is this process under way through the Tongass Futures Roundtable, what ..."
"I have heard nothing but statements of goodwill about working towards final resolution and it is certainly my intention to push us all in that direction so that we do have a final, expeditious result ..."
"I have a whole series of questions, but I don't want Mr. Claus to feel like I'm not giving equal time."
"What these bills at their heart attempt to resolve is issues with the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act that this Congress passed some 38 years ago."