I just wanted to compliment her and Senator Rosen on their work on both the Tribal Law Enforcement Act and this Bureau of Justice issue that we are having.
Public safety and housing are top issues, certainly in my State, and I know it is for my fellow colleagues here on the C...
I am confident that Ms. Kunesh will bring the same strong leadership and ethics to the position as she does in her role ...
I think that overlays over so much of what we are discussing when we are talking about the threats to gaming.
It's crucial that we support the nomination of Patrice Kunesh for the National Indian Gaming Commission.
Statement of Senator Murkowski.
This is not acceptable. The forested lands owned by ANCs are in every aspect Indian forest land.
The importance of forest management for Alaska Native communities cannot be overstated.
Correcting the geography here.
I want to focus my comments this afternoon on S. 4370, this is the Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments of 2024.
But in the 20 years since TFPA was first enacted, wildfires are burning faster, hotter, and longer.