"But it was, I think, especially toward the end here, a very positive opportunity to figure out what is the right thing to do for the long-term benefit of not only Alaskan Natives but American Indians and Hawaiians and all of us together."
"I think it is fair to say that when you sent out your letter some 6 weeks ago, there was a great deal of angst about this hearing, the direction that you were taking with it, and a real concern that a..."
"ANCSA corporations are among the State's top employers, providing jobs for more than 30,000 people."
"The story of Alaskan Native people is one of unprecedented success."
"But why didn't you restate that, then, if that was such, as I saw, an important piece of the equation?"
"Yes, but your analysis here kind of makes it sound like they have these huge contracts and they are making this huge amount of money."
"But it does drive some questions for me. And I appreciate the Ranking Member's effort in this area, and I actually support this idea."
"We appreciate New Jersey being a very large donor state to the Universal Service Fund."
"I am absolutely supportive and I am a beneficiary of the E-Rate program and will do all in my power to see that it is enforced."
"Thank you very much for your comments regarding broadband and how important that is in the placement in Alaska."
"How big would you say that universe is if you could measure it in volume of people? Is it a few thousand? Is it tens of thousands?"