Lisa Murkowski
28:48 - 29:27
"you said tribal consultation is a process, not an event. Think about that, how important it is, because so much of the time around here tribal consultation is just kind of a check-the-box exercise. We meet for one meeting and boom, we move on to something else."
“you said tribal consultation is a process, not an event. Think about that, how important it is, because so much of the time around here tribal consultation is just kind of a check-the-box exercise. We meet for one meeting and boom, we move on to something else.”
- Speaker
- Lisa Murkowski
- Timestamp
- 28:48 – 29:27
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 24, 2026
From the transcript
I appreciated the opportunity that we had yesterday for the discussion. Um, you made a couple points yesterday that I felt were, um, really compelling and are worth repeating here today because I think that they demonstrate a very clear understanding of the role that you have been nominated for and the responsibilities. First, you said tribal consultation is a process, not an event. Think about that, how important it is, because so much of the time around here tribal consultation is just kind of a check-the-box exercise. We meet for one meeting and boom, we move on to something else.
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