Lisa Murkowski

I am looking forward to finding further creative funding solutions with you.

EPA's mismanagement has led to elevated PM 2.5 emissions even though Congress has provided almost $100 million for wood stove changeouts.

I believe the Agency is engaging in regulatory overreach with WOTUS, which the Senate has expressed its disapproval on.

This is an environmental injustice that we have discussed, it is an environmental injustice caused by the Federal Government.

Well, my time is expired, but know that we do want to follow up with you on this.

But all they talked about was the injustice that they felt in having been denied their native allotment.

Well, and Madam Secretary, if I may, because I was at that roundtable with Secretary McDonough.

Let's talk about the Alaska Native Vietnam Vets Allotment Program.

We don't have the luxury of time.

You know that is not right. They know that is not right.

We have a trust and treaty obligation. That absolutely includes health care, education, housing, and so forth.

It ought to not be this hard.

We want to put that into just nothing more than bad memories.

Madam Secretary, let's begin with the first part of my opening statement, which was reference to the people of King Cove.

I hope that we can even find greater areas of how we can be working together to grow Alaska's role in our nation's economy or energy or mineral security, while also cherishing and protecting our lands, our people, and our culture.

Working to address the tribal needs has always been a bipartisan, bicameral priority.

A failure to have meaningful oil and gas programs, including in the 1002 area where the Administration is illegally disregarding the law, will reduce domestic investment at the worst possible time for our country and our global allies.

Domestic supply matters to our energy security and also matters to our mineral security.

To me, as an Alaskan, from a State that has extraordinary natural gas reserves, the fact that we would even be uttering these words is almost inconceivable to me.

They need you to be a warrior for them.

This obviously represents the exact wrong direction for Alaska, certainly the wrong direction for a country.

A lack of promises made and promises unfulfilled. A little bit of a pulling the rug out from underneath us.

I have had subsequent conversations and I will share with you, they are somewhat confused. They don't know who to believe anymore.

The hope is that we can reach agreement on the contours of the exchange in the coming year.

I would like to have more conversation with your team about that.