Ensuring adequate funding for PL280 states to address the inequities among Tribal courts remains a top concern of mine.

We had included 10 billion in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to begin tackling PFAS, I think that is a good investment.

They need you to be a warrior for them.

I would hope that you would agree that this proposed move is a reorganization that is defined by the Committee's reprogramming guidelines, and so therefore would be subject to Appropriations' Committee approval.

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

there is a common sense, straightforward solution here to getting communities off diesel power generation.

It was around a lot earlier than that, but I think that was when we started really mapping it.

I want us to be looking at how we can legislate, because we know that that will be the quicker route.

I hope that you and your team will be able to explore ways in which CDS projects can be awarded faster.

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

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

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.

When I talk to communities in my state, they very much want to take on PFAS, but they are concerned about national regulations, and how they could, potentially, amount to new unfunded mandates.

What I am trying to drill down though, is whether or not there is legally defined reference definitions.

I think we have made upholding the Federal Government's trust responsibility a bipartisan priority, and it needs to continue to be so.

We recognize that in the Maniilaq decision back in 2016, which established the 105(l) leasing mandates...

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

I am somewhat confused then, as we look at the President's budget for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women activities.

We don't have the luxury of time.

I think that the Agency has not made this a significant enough priority.

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

I think we recognize that there is so much, so much that has to be done in this area.

As you well know we have a public safety issue in the State of Alaska, some have described it as a crisis.

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

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