Good morning. We are here to consider the budget requests for the fiscal year 2018. This is the second of three hearings halloween the following the hearing last week. Back. Ary zinke, welcome gives nice to be able to you the official tally this morning, make it officially official. I want to start by noting you have taken on top tasks including challenges that have gone unaddressed for years. I think you are off to a good start. I have enjoyed working with you. Appreciated the opportunity to host you and some members here on the committee here and alaska a couple of weeks ago. We had meetings in anchorage, we were on the north slope looking at our considerable potential up there. We attended a memorial day. Eremony at fires lake it was an important and productive time. Our hearing coincides with a big milestone for alaska. Today is the 40th anniversary of first oil moving through our transalaska pipeline. Our 800day in 1977, milelong pipeline carried what is now more than 17 billion o
Interior secretary ryan zinke on president trumps 2018 budget request for his department. He spoke about oil and Gas Development in alaska and wetlands reclamation projects in louisiana. Speaking in front of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee, this is two hours. Good morning. The committee will come to order. Were here to consider the president s budget request for the department of interior for fiscal year 2018. This is the second of three budget hearings before our committee this year following the Forest Service last week and the department of energy which is coming u on thursday. Secretary zinke, welcome back to the committee for your first appearance since our bipartisan vote in favor of your confirmation on march 1st. It was nice to be able to give you the official tally this morning. Make it officially official. I want to start by noting you have taken on some tough tasks at the department including some challenges that really have gone unaddressed for years. I th
Development on federal land and environmental issues. Les this is two hours. Good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. We are here this morning to consider the president s budget request for the department of interior for fiscal year 2018. This is the second of three budget hearings before our committee this year following the Forest Service last week and the kept of energy which is coming up on thursday. Secretary zinke, welcome back to the committee for your first appearance since our bipartisan vote in favor of your confirmation on march 1st. It was nice to be able to give you the the official tally this morning, make it officially official. I want to start by noting you have taken on some tough tasks at the department including some challenges that really have gone unaddressed for years. I think you are off to a good start. And i appreciate that. I have enjoyed working with you during the early month of your tenure as secretary. I truly appreciated the opportunity t