0:22
Mark Cruz
44:26 - 44:49
"the Secretary created this senior advisor position and I'm the first such to do this job."
“the Secretary created this senior advisor position and I'm the first such to do this job.”
- Speaker
- Mark Cruz
- Timestamp
- 44:26 – 44:49
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 24, 2026
From the transcript
Thank you. Yeah, thank you, Chair. First, to Your question about the dual role, the Secretary created this senior advisor position and I'm the first such to do this job. And so, we're still figuring out a lot. But as you mentioned, there's a lot of work in— of tribal affairs in the different operating divisions.
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