Mark Begich

Part of that is critical to ensure that Section 910 is repealed?

It is time for Congress to amend the 477 Act, to make this landmark legislation permanent

The State has not been very supportive of tribes in Alaska.

I want to talk with you at some point and see if we can get some of that very specific language.

Let me ask you my final question, which kind of plays off that a little bit, and that is: as you are part of the judicial system, you will have rotations through calendars and so forth. What are you looking forward to? What are you not…

I can tell you, in my job, I can give you a list.

The judge has the ability to change the order in which evidence comes in to make it fit what is actually happening in real life.

The public school system is an incredible opportunity for all of us

I say it is my last question, but I think it is, and I will ask probably both of you this same question.

What do you think in the Superior Court--looking from the outside into it, is probably one of the bigger challenges that the Superior Court has right now?

It becomes a challenge.

You cannot dictate it to them.

I have a bill which I think in a week along with other bills, we will be doing a hearing on.

I would love that soon.

I am a lead sponsor on the advance appropriations bill for Indian Health Services.

Let's stop the hearing and you continue to approve a few more.

Do you think you would be able to give to the Committee, with the numbers remaining in the process, what that schedule would look like timewise?

Thank you both for being here today and thanks for the work that you do for Indian Country and Alaska Native communities throughout my State.

It would be so good to have more predictable and stable funding levels.

As you know, I have had regrets about this initiative and sometimes I know you felt too aggressive from me maybe, but this is important.

Yes, I mean, you are making my argument. So give me those numbers and especially if nationally it is 15 percent and in our region it is 30 percent, then we are not being treated fairly.

Thank you very much for everything you guys are doing.

The community has been consistent in only wanting to assess one alternative, which is a road.

I would argue the King Cove community will give you plenty of information, why it ices up, why these conditions will just never allow this alternative.

I just want to give you credit on that, because these are monies owed.