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Lisa Ann Murkowski is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Alaska, a position she has held since 2002. A member of the Republican Party, Murkowski has been a prominent figure in Alaskan and national politics, known for her moderate stance on various issues. She was first appointed to the Senate in 2002 and has since been elected multiple times, demonstrating a strong commitment to her constituents and the state of Alaska.
I would think that in light of the just devastating statistics that we have with our Native American students that this would be an area where the Department, through their regulations, could work administratively to perhaps make sure that…
But it seems to me you are going to be in a situation again where you are encouraging the dual enrollment...
It is important, as we are talking about barriers to success with Native American children, Alaska native children...
As we all know, the daunting cost of a college education can be something that for many children, and most particularly minorities and our Native American kids and our Alaska Native kids, college was just not something that they could even…
Just very briefly, Senator Heitkamp and I are working to advance the proposition of the Native Children's Commission focused on those factors that are holding back our Native American and Alaska Native children.
I was somewhat troubled to see that on the House side they have struck out your fiscal year 2015 request for the LRDR planning.
I have been encouraged by what we're seeing coming out of the development of the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR).
I requested an additional $250 million in the appropriations request that I had advanced for additional GMD upgrades.
The way we are learning how to deal with the complexities that doing business while protecting the environment--the way we are accomplishing this in the Klamath Basin is unique.
Mr. Chairman, I had an opportunity to go to, I was in Point Hope in April, a very small whaling community in the northwestern part of the State.
It really does beg the question as to whether or not Alaska tribes and Native organizations should welcome BIE back to the State of Alaska.
I have asked some very directed questions to Mr. Washburn about what land into trust for Alaska would mean, it would be a change in policy.
The Federal trust responsibility then has flowed through the Department of Education to Alaska's public schools.
This is something that I would like us to have an opportunity to get into further.
I think it's just critically important that the FERC be viewed as this unbiased entity that really is even handed.
If confirmed you would work with the Ethics Counsel at FERC to determine how to proceed.
If you have allegations or assertions that the FERC's enforcement process raises serious fundamental due process and substantive concerns, I would suggest that this is a problem for us.
I believe both of the nominees today are highly qualified for the positions they have been nominated for.
While you and I may not always agree on policy, you have demonstrated, I think, very strong leadership in your position as the Acting Chair.
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