I have been a big supporter of what HIDTA does. I think we have seen some results overall in Alaska.

It has been hard to access the Federal resources. It is a cumbersome process, apparently.

It is killing us in a way that is just--it is beyond comprehension, really.

You mentioned in your written testimony that the HIDTA Tribal Task Force across the Country has been able to seize $414 million in illicit drugs, cash and other assets from traffickers.

In total, all HIDTAs have seized an estimated $22 billion just in 2022 alone, allowing the return of $82 for every $1 spent on their budgets.

The United States must live up to its trust and treaty responsibilities to promote the health and well-being of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.

We have to address that. So I would urge you to move on this clearinghouse, to make this process easier.

It has been hard to access the Federal resources. It is a cumbersome process, apparently.

In total, all HIDTAs have seized an estimated $22 billion just in 2022 alone, allowing the return of $82 for every $1 spent on their budgets.

You mentioned in your written testimony that the HIDTA Tribal Task Force across the Country has been able to seize $414 million in illicit drugs, cash and other assets from traffickers.

Drug traffickers are targeting our Native communities.

Should there be, given the statistics, given what we know, given the impact on Indian Country and Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians?

I have been a big supporter of what HIDTA does. I think we have seen some results overall in Alaska.

The United States must live up to its trust and treaty responsibilities to promote the health and well-being of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.

Native people have the highest overdose death rates from synthetic opioids when you compare them to other racial and ethnic groups.

We have to address that. So I would urge you to move on this clearinghouse, to make this process easier.

I believe that in the future, whoever controls Alaska controls the world. I think it is the most strategic place in the world.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Tribute to General Glen D. VanHerck

I have had an opportunity over the years to work with some extraordinary leaders in our military, but one of the exceptional leaders whom I have recently come to know and work with is Gen. Glen D. VanHerck. He is the commander of North…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Remembering Ted Stevens

on November 18 of 1923, a young couple living in Indianapolis, IN, George and Gertrude Stevens, welcomed their third child to the world, and they named him Theodore Fulton Stevens-- ``Ted,'' for short. And like all new parents, I am sure…

With that, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand in recess until 2 p.m. There being no objection, the Senate, at 1:06 p.m. recessed until 2 p.m. and reassembled when called to order by the Presiding Officer (Ms. Rosen)…

Failure to do so will be a death blow to my river, to my people, and our survival, before we go extinct.

Let our Tribes help the federal government, and one another, to address salmon declines, climate change, and the impacts on our communities.

The Federal Government must act.