{"id":169755,"date":"2025-07-21T12:54:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=169755"},"modified":"2025-07-21T12:54:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T17:54:48","slug":"audio-confirmation-hearing-for-william-billy-kirkland-to-be-assistant-secretary-for-indian-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/07\/21\/audio-confirmation-hearing-for-william-billy-kirkland-to-be-assistant-secretary-for-indian-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"AUDIO: Confirmation hearing for William &#8220;Billy&#8221; Kirkland to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<BR>\r\n(Rescheduled) Nomination Hearing to consider Mr. William Kirkland to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs within the Department of the Interior<BR>\r\nDate: July 17, 2025<BR>\r\nTime: 2:45 PM<BR>\r\nLocation: Dirksen<BR>\r\nRoom: 628\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8226; PLAYLIST: <a href=https:\/\/on.soundcloud.com\/KbDlbIRvDLFrQK4r8h>Nomination Hearing to consider Mr. William Kirkland to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs within the Department of the Interior<\/a>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"> Opening Remarks<\/div>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2132021523&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"> Panel 1<\/div>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2132016678&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2132016684&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2132016675&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"> Questions and Answers<\/div>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2132016669&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2132016681&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe> \r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Notice<\/div>\r\n<a href=https:\/\/www.indian.senate.gov\/hearings\/nomination-hearing-to-consider-mr-william-kirkland-to-be-assistant-secretary-for-indian-affairs-within-the-department-of-the-interior\/>(Rescheduled) Nomination Hearing to consider Mr. William Kirkland to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs within the Department of the Interior<\/a> (July 17, 2025)\r\n<div class=\"h4-responsive\">Related Stories<\/div><div class=\"related-story\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/07\/16\/statement-william-billy-kirkland-nomination-hearing-as-assistant-secretary-for-indian-affairs\/\" title=\"Statement: William \u201cBilly\u201d Kirkland nomination hearing as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs\">Statement: William \u201cBilly\u201d Kirkland nomination hearing as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs<\/a> (July 16, 2025)<\/div><div class=\"related-story\"><a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/02\/04\/citizen-of-navajo-nation-tapped-for-indian-affairs-post\/\" title=\"Citizen of Navajo Nation tapped for Indian Affairs post\">Citizen of Navajo Nation tapped for Indian Affairs post<\/a> (February 4, 2025)<\/div>\r\n<img src=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/21\/senatecommitteeonindianaffairs.png width=0 height=0 class=invisible>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a nomination hearing for William &#8220;Billy&#8221; 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