From the transcript

These are people that were promised this capability, this ability to go hunt on the lands that they had historically been stewards of for thousands of years, and they were shut down by the federal government saying, "No, you can't do this anymore," by a regulator, what I call cubicle lawmaking, someone who decides that they're responsible for making laws down thousands of miles away from Alaska. Well, this was so important to the Interior Secretary that he came to Alaska. He flew to Anaktuvuk Pass to make this announcement in person and speak with the people in person. And that is not something that we saw in the previous administration. I'm pleased today to be able to welcome the Deputy Administrator of the EPA, Mr. Fatui.

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