0:25
Mark Cruz
21:12 - 21:37
“It got to the point where we were doing weekly reports. They were sending me weekly emails so I knew where things were and knew where we needed to break things loose. And again, the Secretary really cared about this getting done quickly and done right.”
- Speaker
- Mark Cruz
- Timestamp
- 21:12 – 21:37
- Transcript
- Native Federation Video 2526606721442955
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 23, 2026
From the transcript
It got to the point where we were doing weekly reports. They were sending me weekly emails so I knew where things were and knew where we needed to break things loose. And again, the Secretary really cared about this getting done quickly and done right. And so we could not have done it without their hard work. And as the new director, I want to give you guys all the appropriate acknowledgment and kudos for that hard work.
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