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Senators press nominee on probate backlog, contaminated sites and BIA program delivery
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Senators pressed nominee William H. "Billy" Kirkland on a 48,000-case probate backlog, thousands of contaminated sites on tribal lands in Alaska, and delays in delivering climate resilience and hatchery funds.
WASHINGTON — Senators used William H. "Billy" Kirkland’s confirmation hearing to press the nominee on program delivery problems at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including a long probate backlog, thousands of contaminated sites on tribal lands in Alaska, relocation needs for climate-threatened villages and delays in distributing climate resilience and hatchery funds. Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski highlighted a roughly 48,000-case probate backlog and asked for a public commitment to…
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