Lisa Murkowski

We need equal decision-making representation in Federal fisheries management, in this case the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council.

We are the ones that have had to bear that burden of conservation.

The more honest we can be with one another is so important.

When we do manage our own world, we have places like YKHC, like ANMC, that didn't happen overnight.

Because again, what we set this up to do was to facilitate exactly that, to get the local knowledge incorporated, to have the voices truly listened to.

One of the key takeaways from that was the need for Native people to have a seat at the table, equal voice in management of subsistence resource.

Are you concerned that we will continue to see greater health care challenges out in this region?

What it really comes down to is how you not only feed your families, but how you keep your culture and traditions alive.

Traditional ecological knowledge must inform our actions and decisions.

If you are serious about talking about co-management, you have to look at getting more funding for it.

Let's have a demonstration project on co-management. Let's fund it.

When you rely on salmon for your food source, it is not just because it is what is on sale. It is because it is what you have.

Senator Murkowski, you will be called on to lead Alaskans in achieving this bold new consensus.

Our subsistence way of life must have unconditional Federal support, and the State of Alaska must show willingness to seek a different path forward other than litigation.

We especially thank you for your leadership to include language in the Fiscal Year 24 Appropriations Bill.

If we don't fish, we don't eat. It is pretty basic.

We must work together, because ultimately the loss of salmon threatens your ways of life.

I feel this is historic in many ways, to actually be able to bring the Senate Indian Affairs Committee to Bethel.

I do not have that magic button that can put fish back in the river now.

Senators Cantwell and Mullin introduced S. 2695, the 'Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Act.'

Tribal leaders and federal partners must work together to protect our Tribal communities with effective and well-funded policy solutions to address the opioid crisis.

Legislative solutions are needed to address the targeting that Tribes are experiencing.

Senators Hoeven and Cortez Masto introduced S. 465, the 'Bridging Agency Data Gaps & Ensuring Safety (BADGES) for Native Communities Act.'

I strongly support improving and keeping tele-health opportunities as available as possible.

We talked about fentanyl. There is a significant increase, significant provision in the supplement to combat fentanyl.