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Rodney Butler
83:09 - 83:32
"There wasn't the resources, there wasn't the funding, and in 25 years, absolutely nothing happened. Doesn't mean that's not important. It's clearly— it shows the level of importance Commerce and to various administrations, but that was the main hurdle for it not moving forward. And so without resources, I mean, it's just an empty promise."
“There wasn't the resources, there wasn't the funding, and in 25 years, absolutely nothing happened. Doesn't mean that's not important. It's clearly— it shows the level of importance Commerce and to various administrations, but that was the main hurdle for it not moving forward. And so without resources, I mean, it's just an empty promise.”
- Speaker
- Rodney Butler
- Timestamp
- 83:09 – 83:32
- Source
- House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs (Begich): Legislative Hearing
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 9, 2026
From the transcript
I mean, just going back to your first question, that's why we're here, right? There wasn't the resources, there wasn't the funding, and in 25 years, absolutely nothing happened. Doesn't mean that's not important. It's clearly— it shows the level of importance Commerce and to various administrations, but that was the main hurdle for it not moving forward. And so without resources, I mean, it's just an empty promise.
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