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Dan Sullivan

32:15 - 32:34

"so many people, not just in the Valley but all over the state, have been focused on getting this done for two decades. And now we're getting it done thanks to the Secretary and his team. A quarter of a billion dollars."

“so many people, not just in the Valley but all over the state, have been focused on getting this done for two decades. And now we're getting it done thanks to the Secretary and his team. A quarter of a billion dollars.”
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Alaska News
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Point MacKenzie
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October 19, 2026

From the transcript

So again, that's why 32 miles of rail. You might be like, hey, what's the big deal? It is a huge deal, which is why so many people, not just in the Valley but all over the state, have been focused on getting this done for two decades. And now we're getting it done thanks to the Secretary and his team. A quarter of a billion dollars.

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