Mark Begich: “We all want to improve it, that we want to make it more efficient.”

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

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…

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

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