Bert Stedman
59:17 - 59:40
"It's just a step in the direction. And I think that should be clear to all the Alaskans that this does not get us a project. It helps in that direction is all it does."
“It's just a step in the direction. And I think that should be clear to all the Alaskans that this does not get us a project. It helps in that direction is all it does.”
- Speaker
- Bert Stedman
- Timestamp
- 59:17 – 59:40
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- July 16, 2026
From the transcript
It's just a step in the direction. And I think that should be clear to all the Alaskans that this does not get us a project. It helps in that direction is all it does. And we have very few tools in the legislature to help, but this is one of them. So with that, Mr. Chairman, I'm going to support moving this document forward.
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