Lisa Murkowski

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.

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

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

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

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

We don't have the luxury of time.

It ought to not be this hard.

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

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.

Alaska is willing and able to increase our Nation's and our allies energy security.

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.

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

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

They need action that helps solve problems, not actions that further delay solutions.

I am hoping that you are going to be able to provide us a little bit more of a plan.

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