No love lost between McCaskill and ANCs
December 28th, 2009
By Rob Capriccioso in Indian Country Today
WASHINGTON – Through her words and actions in 2009, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., became one of the biggest opponents of programs that have strongly aided American Indian and Alaska Native businesses.
In July, McCaskill held a Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight hearing, during which she expressed beliefs that Alaska Native Corporations have received unwarranted preferences for federal contracts.