
Mike Dunleavy
0:07 - 0:28
"the big item on the agenda, I think, for Alaskans is energy and energy with regard to this gas line."
“the big item on the agenda, I think, for Alaskans is energy and energy with regard to this gas line.”
- Speaker
- Mike Dunleavy
- Timestamp
- 0:07 – 0:28
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- May 8, 2026
From the transcript
I had a bunch of meetings here today on some important items. So I'll be heading down to Juneau tonight. And I'll be down in Juneau for pretty much the duration of the session. And it's kind of what I want to talk about. And the big item on the agenda, I think, for Alaskans is energy and energy with regard to this gas line.
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