Mark Begich: “We can't even get to the table to figure out, as Senator Hutchison just described, how to map out what we have there.”

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…

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

It has been an honor to be here.