Mark Begich: “It really is an issue of finances and trade-offs, and I think it has been challenging to date.”

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

They argue this tax protects energy security, yet it increases reliance on foreign adversaries. If we are serious about energy security, affordability, and economic growth, we must repeal the natural gas tax. H.J. Res. 35 is a commonsense…

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

Just assuming the private sector is going to absorb all this is not realistic.