I am very thankful for this Act having been passed 2 years ago.

In Alaska--the folks that are traveling to Alaska--we have at least a million people a year who come to Alaska and to visit our national parks.

I am sure that you are aware of the lawsuit from the Wild Fish Conservancy in Washington State regarding the southern resident killer whale population.

The average household in western Alaska consumes hundreds of pounds of fish a year.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for pronouncing it correctly, so that I knew that we had been pronouncing it incorrectly.

I am really impressed with the depth and breadth of the expertise that the panel has, and I have enjoyed learning a lot from you all today.

This is an opportunity to address this, recognizing that there is a huge surge in this interest in getting out into the great outdoors.

The purpose of the Klamath Project was essentially, at the time, to feed the nation.

I just appreciate the opportunity to put a plug in for the many, many, many Americans who are responsible gun owners...

In Alaska, we don't have nearly enough law enforcement.

I really identified with what you were talking about, with young people not getting outdoors enough.

I condemn that. And I can't stand when I am out in our public lands and I see that.

I sincerely appreciate the comments that I am hearing from both sides of the aisle today on this.

I think a lot of people know that when you idle your motor, it is worse for the environment than when you are in gear.

A lot of Alaskans, to a person, are so conscientious about the single use plastic.

I think it is incumbent on every community, as many of us as we can, to be active participants in making sure that we are managing our windblown trash and things like that.

Wolves and bears are a very big deal in Alaska, and have a lot to do with our food security or insecurity.

Almost everybody I know, we cut the six pack--you know what I am talking about? The six pack holders? Yes, we cut every one of those, because we don't want turtles, or fish, or birds getting wrapped up in those.

Coast Guard is critical in Alaska, and so are the maritime trades and maritime transportation.

Weather can be fast-changing, as it is everywhere. But in Alaska, you fly such great distances to get where you are going.

I really appreciated your comments, Mr. Baker, and especially your comments in regard to improving weather cams and weather stations in Alaska.

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I really appreciate you being here. I am also from a river which depends very much on salmon and other marine resources.

I just want to give a shoutout to the representative from the Yurok Nation. I really appreciate you being here.

I just wanted to say that, and I don't have a question. I don't want to waste your time with a question that doesn't make any sense.