{"id":41064,"date":"2024-09-18T14:49:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T18:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=41064"},"modified":"2024-09-18T14:49:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T18:49:18","slug":"audio-nomination-hearing-to-consider-patrice-h-kunesh-to-be-chair-of-national-indian-gaming-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/09\/18\/audio-nomination-hearing-to-consider-patrice-h-kunesh-to-be-chair-of-national-indian-gaming-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"AUDIO: Nomination Hearing to consider Patrice H. Kunesh to be Chair of National Indian Gaming Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"The <a href=https:\/\/indian.senate.gov\/>Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<\/a> meets to consider the nomination of Patrice H. Kunesh to be Chair of the <a href=https:\/\/www.nigc.gov\/>National Indian Gaming Commission<\/a>, the federal agency that oversees the $41.9 billion tribal casino industry.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nKunesh currently serves as Commissioner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acf.hhs.gov\/ana\">Administration for Native Americans<\/a> for  President Joe Biden. She was the sole witness at the hearing on September 18, 2024.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAfter being sworn in, Kunesh provided a brief, two-page statement [<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18\/patricekunesh091824.pdf\">PDF<\/a>] for the hearing.  She then answered questions from committee members.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/indianz\/sets\/nomination-hearing-to-consider-patrice-h-kunesh-to-be-chair-of-national-indian-gaming-commission\">hearing lasted about 42 minutes<\/a>.\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\/1918823195&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe>\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\/1918823177&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe>\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\/1918823168&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe>\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\/1918823156&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;inverse=false&#038;auto_play=false&#038;show_user=false\"><\/iframe>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/09\/18\/video-nomination-hearing-to-consider-patrice-h-kunesh-to-be-chair-of-national-indian-gaming-commission\/patricekuneshstatement1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-41053\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2550\" height=\"3300\" data-attachment-id=\"41053\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/09\/18\/video-nomination-hearing-to-consider-patrice-h-kunesh-to-be-chair-of-national-indian-gaming-commission\/patricekuneshstatement1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/18\/patricekuneshstatement1.png\" data-orig-size=\"2550,3300\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Patrice Kunesh Statement\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Patrice Kunesh Statement&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Statement of Patrice H. 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Kunesh,  Nominee for the Position of Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. 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