As Senator Begich has noted, our Native people live in some of the poorest, most geographically and most economically isolated places in the country.
So there is a different responsibility.
So I guess when you say explosive, you are----
When I look at the women-owned business in 1 year alone, they grew almost double.
Because that is what matters, is what flows to the owners.
Do you see any difference in the sense of what they should be able to do or not do?
I do not disagree. I have been in small business for 25 years.
Our Alaskan people understanding waiting and being patient.
We have to invest in those, too.
For those of us who believe in the free market system, as I do, the transition to the private sector is especially admir...
The issues we explore today are vitally important for my constituents and especially for the Native people of Alaska.