So when I have colleagues come and they block all this stuff, and yet they do it for their own state, which is really problematic, it riles me up because I'm talking about life and death of my constituents. By the way, The great Inupiat people here during the Biden administration, the head of the head of the tribe, the head of the Alaska Native Corporation, the head of the borough, all the leaders, all native Alaskans, came down to Washington D.C. eight times to try to meet with the Secretary of Interior, say, don't lock up our land, you'll hurt us. You know how many times she met with them? 0.0. 0. 0. And then they locked up their land anyways, canceling native voices. So, Mr. President, I'm really hopeful, because of life expectancy, because of jobs, because of lowering health … (14:18–14:41)
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Asserts that native Alaskan leaders attempted to meet with the Secretary of Interior eight times without success.
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