11/17/2000
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"This precedent would threaten to unravel ANCSA's historic settlement through piece-meal amendments."
"I believe if there were a secret ballot, it would pass overwhelmingly."
"We cannot afford to return to a mindset that pretends that we can protect what we have now and never grow in the future."
"It would fail to adequately protect areas of critical environmental concern, as well as Alaska Native lands."