{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/schatz-murkowski-lead-roundtable-on-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-inflation-reduction-act-implementation-in-native-communities", "Schatz, Murkowski Lead Roundtable On Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act Implementation In Native Communities", "2023-10-26", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "Senate", "AK", "Lisa Murkowski", "M001153", "www.murkowski.senate.gov", "murkowski", "https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/press-releases?PageNum_rs=17", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai\u2018i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, led a roundtable discussion, titled \u201cImplementing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act in Native Communities,\u201d to hear directly from Tribal and Native organization leaders on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act programs serving Native communities.\n\n\u201cNative communities know best how to use these once-in-a-generation investments to address their wide-ranging infrastructure needs. Federal agencies must ensure no community is left out of these funding opportunities,\u201d said Vice Chairman Lisa Murkowski. \u201cI thank the tribal leaders and advocates for their insights into how these investments make the most difference in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities.\u201d\n\n\u201cLast Congress, we passed two big bills making historic investments to bolster our nation\u2019s infrastructure and support climate solutions,\u201d said Chairman Schatz. \u201cThe administration is doing a great job so far, but there\u2019s a lot to be done. \u2026 Let this [roundtable] be the beginning of a longer-term dialogue with all of the participants but also across Indian Country and Native communities in Hawai\u2018i and Alaska.\u201d\n\nThe following panelists participated in the roundtable:\n\nThe Honorable Jarred-Michael Erickson, Chairman, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Nespelem, WA\n\nThe Honorable Jacob Keyes, Chairman, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Perkins, OK\n\nThe Honorable Timothy Nuvangyaoma, Chairman, Hopi Tribe, Kykotsmovi, AZ\n\nThe Honorable Sherry Parker, Chairwoman, Hualapai Tribe, Peach Springs, AZ\n\nMs. Shawn Malia Kana?iaupuni, President & Chief Executive Officer of Partners in Development Foundation, Honolulu, HI\n\nMs. Jasmine Boyle, Chief Development Officer, Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc., Anchorage, AK\n\nMs. Susan Masten, Acting Executive Director, Native American Finance Officers Association, Washington, DC\n\nThe full video of the roundtable is available here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:43:12Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/press/release/schatz-murkowski-lead-roundtable-on-bipartisan-infrastructure-law-inflation-reduction-act-implementation-in-native-communities"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7812110707163811, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}