Kameron Perez-Verdia
396:07 - 396:47
“that was one of the worst examples of policy development from the very beginning, for how— from how it got introduced to the public, to the entire process, to how it ended.”
- Speaker
- Kameron Perez-Verdia
- Timestamp
- 396:07 – 396:47
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- November 4, 2026
From the transcript
Mr. Perez-Verdia. I do have a comment. I didn't comment out that the— once we, um, were voting on the, the whole surveillance package, but I think in my years on the assembly, that was one of the worst examples of policy development from the very beginning, for how— from how it got introduced to the public, to the entire process, to how it ended. And so I think it's something for us to reflect on in terms of how you do that well, how you inform the public well, how you work together as a body to bring forth all of the amendments and produce something that's done well. So I just want to say that I apologize to the public for a process that I don't think was handled very well.
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