Mark Begich: “Secretary Panetta, please provide more details regarding DOD's intent to seek authority for BRAC.”

That is actually an old model. That is a model that we are trying to get rid of.

I want to make sure my colleagues hear exactly what you are saying, so a couple years from now, we do not hear complaints that, geez, why did you not do it?

The 477 tribes across this country agree with Senator Lisa Murkowski and Senator Mark Begich in pushing Congress to amend the original law.

All we want to do is fix it for Alaska Native people. That is all.