Balance is the key in my opinion at the Department of Interior, and I think that Ms. Norton will provide that balance,

Our thoughts and prayers will be with them during this deployment just as they are with the victims of this terrible natural disaster.

By this letter I wish to formally notify you that I will continue to withhold my consent to the proposed realignment of Kulis Air National Guard Base in Anchorage and the 'warm storage' of Eielson Air Force Base until I receive assurances that the mission of the Air National Guard will not be compromised in Alaska,

The last time we heard a justification that economic advances would be jeopardized if workers were treated properly was shortly before Appomattox.

I firmly believe that we can have a healthy environment and a sustainable timber industry.

One of Alaska's strengths is our pioneer role in environmentally sensitive development.