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Senate Committee vets William H. “Billy” Kirkland for Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
Summary
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs heard testimony and questioning for William H. “Billy” Kirkland’s nomination to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; members pressed him on the federal trust responsibility, workforce and program priorities while supporters highlighted his tribal background and White House experience.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Oct. 12 heard opening testimony and questioning in the nomination of William H. “Billy” Kirkland to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.
Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski, chair of the Committee on Indian Affairs, told Kirkland the post is central to the federal government’s obligations to tribes: “The assistant secretary for Indian affairs is an important position at the interior department. Your job, if confirmed, will be to assist and support secretary Burgum in fulfilling The United States trust responsibility to the federally recognized American Indians and Alaska Native tribes and…
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