1:54
Lyman Hoffman
44:08 - 46:03
"acknowledging the shortcomings, it's not unheard of in crime bills, in many other pieces of legislation, that additional work is expected by the next legislature to address them, to have new eyes on it, and to make the necessary corrections. I think that for the most part, the intense work that has been performed by our legal department, by the administration, by the contractors, and specifically the interests of the State of Alaska are fairly represented in this particular piece of legislation."
“acknowledging the shortcomings, it's not unheard of in crime bills, in many other pieces of legislation, that additional work is expected by the next legislature to address them, to have new eyes on it, and to make the necessary corrections. I think that for the most part, the intense work that has been performed by our legal department, by the administration, by the contractors, and specifically the interests of the State of Alaska are fairly represented in this particular piece of legislation.”
- Speaker
- Lyman Hoffman
- Timestamp
- 44:08 – 46:03
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- July 16, 2026
From the transcript
We could— if we had the time to delve into this, I'm sure we could come up with something that would satisfy everyone at this table, the administration and the general public. But the fact of the matter is that because of the window, because of the circumstances that we are presented with, we have done what I believe is the, the best work product And acknowledging the shortcomings, it's not unheard of in crime bills, in many other pieces of legislation, that additional work is expected by the next legislature to address them, to have new eyes on it, and to make the necessary corrections. I think that for the most part, the intense work that has been performed by our legal department, by the administration, by the contractors, and specifically the interests of the State of Alaska are fairly represented in this particular piece of legislation. If it's the will not to pass a bill, that is not my option. The problem again, we are here in special session and as the Speaker said, we've done what we've been able to accomplish in this short window..
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