Lisa Murkowski

So there's some buzz out there that this may be a situation where Cook Inlet was just one example.

I think that this is one of the areas within the Appropriations Committee where we are able to do active oversight.

You confirmed to him that in fact the Administration has now decided to take an approach on mandatory as opposed to the advanced appropriation.

I think there is opportunity and promise, but we still are talking an awful lot about how we build the capacity.

Let us create some value out of what is a dead commodity that will just eventually topple, and be nothing more than fodder for fires coming through.

I believe that IHS has been chronically underfunded and we need to make improvements.

So, Mr. Chairman, my time is well over. I may come back to this because I'm trying to determine whether or not there's been any type of a comprehensive analysis of whether or not overpayments are at issue and the extent of that.

The ability to utilize Federal funding to strengthen historical breaks would provide for both firefighter safety and protection of communities.

I continue to hear that there are challenges in ensuring that those fire crews have the training that they need.

This is something that I raise every year before the committee, that and village-built clinics.

Including whether or not overpayments have been made?

I have consistently raised this funding as a priority in our hearings.

I think that this demonstrates our commitment to working together in a bipartisan manner.

This is something that a lot of people know about the historic Iditarod Trail, but what we would like to do is understand the feasibility of whether we could add this Alaska Long Trail to the list of national scenic trails.

Critical and time is important.

These are not just priorities for Lisa Murkowski because I was raised in that area, and know of the use, but these are priorities for Alaskans up and down.

I am a little discouraged that we don't have a better answer than everybody sit down in the same room here.

The Roadless Rule exemption finalized in 2020 should stand, but instead, we see an administration that is rolling it back.

I'm concerned about the proposal that we have out there and don't believe that it is fleshed out enough.

So, I mean, this has been the challenge, is the ability to understand and predict what we can anticipate year over year.

You have been on the GAO's High Risk List since 2017.

The Forest Service is just hell bent on killing what is left of a very small timber industry, starving them of timber supply.

Your commitment to keep working on this to ensure that the state's input is considered is appreciated

We must do better on this, we must do better on this

I appreciate the openness that you and your team have shown so far in engaging on this issue.