Lisa Murkowski

Great. Your testimony states that the bill would allow the tribes and tribal organizations to enter into 638 self-governance contracts to assume BIA bison herd management functions.

Good. And is it also your understanding that the bill would cover the cost of transporting the bison within Alaska from village to village to promote sustainable grazing practices and herd health?

Another challenge, though, is the need for mobile processing trailers when you have communities that are not connected by road.

As it turns out, the 9th of June, just on Sunday, was Congressman Young's birthday, and it is also the day that has been designed in Alaska as Don Young Day.

Thank you to those who have testified today.

What we are trying to do is, again, reestablish these herds for economic development as a traditional food source and provide food security for Native communities.

I appreciate today's hearing. You have covered much of the details of the bills that will be before us.

Do you think that the way things are structured currently that we do have that flexibility, government programs by their very nature are not inherently built to be flexible?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, thank you to those who have testified today.

Great. Your testimony states that the bill would allow the tribes and tribal organizations to enter into 638 self-governance contracts.

As I mentioned, these are expenses that are very real.

On average, how long does this review take BIA to review an application?

What we are trying to do is, again, reestablish these herds for economic development as a traditional food source and provide food security for Native communities.

I want to discuss quickly S. 2908, the Indian Buffalo Management Act, this has impacts on my State.

Do you think that the way things are structured currently that we do have that flexibility, government programs by their very nature are not inherently built to be flexible?

It's either by water or by air.

I think the choice to have an abortion should ultimately be in the hands of the woman, of the individual, not the government.

I continue to hear from so many in my state, women in Alaska who are concerned about access to abortion.

I think the choice to have an abortion should ultimately be in the hands of the woman, of the individual, not the government.

I continue to hear from so many in my state, women in Alaska who are concerned about access to abortion.

13 percent is NOT ACCEPTABLE. Congress has an absolute legal and moral duty to protect Us--and not at 13 percent.

We cannot continue to allow cartels to take advantage of the holes in our justice system and we cannot win this War on Drugs by ourselves.

I continue to hear from so many in my state, women in Alaska who are concerned about access to abortion.

I think the choice to have an abortion should ultimately be in the hands of the woman, of the individual, not the government.

I think that they should be protected.