But I will tell you, none of that is any good to a place like Alaska where the electricity is unaffordable and the service is unreliable.

For far too long, we hear about these programs, we hear about the funding that we have put, outlined in legislation, in law with specific, specific set-asides for tribal interests.

If you have greater resources, it would seem to me reasonable that this would certainly free that up. Would you not agree?

There shouldn't be any ambiguity to it. To us, that is legislative intent, and it is specified, so it should be easy.

I happen to believe very strongly in Admiral Fagan's comments that this is an extraordinary return for American people.

I know that Senator Shaheen spoke with you about H2Bs.

Alaska is also a border state, a northern border state with extensive border

So you don't consider that outreach, do you?

Thank you for the time.

Well, know that we're paying close attention to Coast Guard.

We should be working together to try to figure out how we can solve some of these problems...

That is what these consortia are able to do. They are able to build capacity so that these many, many much smaller and much less advantaged tribes, they are the most disadvantaged, they are the ones that need it most, and yet they have the…