Lisa Murkowski

It sometimes stuns me to think about the resources that we have as a nation--our opportunities to not only provide for an economy and jobs, but resources that our nation needs and our friends and allies want and yet, sometimes, we put in…

Fortunately, Congress has legislation to address this gap in coverage with a bipartisan bill entitled, the Nutrition Counseling Aiding Recovery for Eating Disorders Act.

Sometimes it is the Federal Government and our regulations that hold us back from achieving what it is that has been built and worked so hard to facilitate over the years.

This is something that we need to address, we must address, and we will address it.

Do you see, either through EDA, or the BIA grants that Mr. Rodman is speaking to, that these could be helpful within Native tourism?

I think it is extraordinarily significant.

I think you have outlined in a very clearly articulated way how, with the promise of ANCSA we really have seen an economic and cultural empowerment.

I think there is a good sense of hope for the future of tourism in our Native communities.

I think you have outlined very well how those benefits that come through the ANC then are spread out.

So let me ask, then, because you noted that CDC focuses absolutely on health and safety as is their mission.

Native tourism touches on so many extraordinary aspects of Indian Country and Alaska Native communities.

I think we recognize that we have seen an unprecedented amount of Federal funding that has been directed to provide assistance for our tribes, for our Native people.

It's critical that we continue to support our tribal economies as we move forward.

Should I just tell folks back home do not even bother ramping up your seasonal operations because it is just not coming, we cannot get that guidance from the CDC?

I just, at 11:30, got new information that the CDC's last traunch of guidance still requires additional guidance to be published.

We are all tired with COVID. We are done with COVID. But, as many have said, COVID is not yet done with us.

The State of Alaska did a survey that was released on Thursday that indicated that people are not looking to you all for guidance.

Well, it was news to me to, again, just see that there is yet another thing that has come up just this morning, so I would ask you to take a look at that.

One point three million tourists come to the State of Alaska on a cruise ship.

We have a lot more work to be doing with regards to that.

We need you to be working with us on these PLOs, the withdrawal that, again, I think, was not only extraordinarily unfortunate and short-sighted when that decision was made just a couple months ago.

Seafood is a glaring example of where they have failed.

I urge you to take action to alleviate these losses and push China to honor its seafood purchase promises.

What's going on? Basically, what is happening? Why do we continue to see this shortfall by China in terms of its seafood purchases?

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