We want to put that into just nothing more than bad memories.

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.

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

We can't be in a situation where we have got an impasse like this; would you agree?

It ought to not be this hard.

Domestic supply matters to our energy security and also matters to our mineral security.

GLRI funds have been effectively deployed to protect safe clean drinking water supplies, clean up toxic sites, protect wetlands and shorelines, hold off invasive species from entering the Great Lakes, and safeguard aquatic resources.

This obviously represents the exact wrong direction for Alaska, certainly the wrong direction for a country.

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

I had mentioned in my last question there, Chief, the Southeast Alaska Sustainable Strategy, $25 million spent so far and, it is always described as quote, 'An initial investment'.

I am very interested in seeing what is possible. And if we can move the dial a little bit on this issue, I am in for it 100 percent.

Recently, Senator Murkowski joined Senators Sullivan, Whitehouse, and others in authoring a letter to the Department of the Interior.