Kevin McCabe
29:21 - 29:38
"Is there a specific statute we're leaning on or is it just some sort of opinion that the Ethics Committee has had that we're going to have members supply their legislative reasoning?"
“Is there a specific statute we're leaning on or is it just some sort of opinion that the Ethics Committee has had that we're going to have members supply their legislative reasoning?”
- Speaker
- Kevin McCabe
- Timestamp
- 29:21 – 29:38
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Juneau
- Captured at
- June 26, 2026
From the transcript
Right. Okay. Mr. Chair, so Representative McCabe here. Is there a specific statute we're leaning on or is it just some sort of opinion that the Ethics Committee has had that we're going to have members supply their legislative reasoning?
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