Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Oversight Hearing entitled “Unleashing Indian Energy – Examining Federal Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy”
Date: September 10, 2025
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Dirksen
Room: 628

00:00 Opening Remarks – Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chair
04:15 Opening Remarks – Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Vice Chair
08:04 David Conrad / Department of Energy
12:34 Anna Maria Ortiz / Government Accountability Office
17:07 Jocelyn Fenton / Denali Commission
24:48 Questions and Answers

Panel 1
Mr. David Conrad [TESTIMONY]
Acting Director and Deputy Director
Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs
U.S. Department of Energy
Washington, DC

Dr. Anna Maria Ortiz [TESTIMONY]
Director
Natural Resources and Environment
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC

Ms. Jocelyn Fenton [TESTIMONY]
Director of Programs
Denali Commission
Anchorage, Alaska

Business Meeting to consider the Nomination of Mr. William Kirkland to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior & Oversight Hearing entitled “Unleashing Indian Energy – Examining Federal Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy” (September 10, 2025)