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Justin Ruffridge

46:41 - 47:00

"What I hear you say in a nutshell is the effect of the language is irrelevant. It's just the fact that the language exists or doesn't exist."

What I hear you say in a nutshell is the effect of the language is irrelevant. It's just the fact that the language exists or doesn't exist.
Speaker
Justin Ruffridge
Community
Alaska News
Location
Alaska
Captured at
July 2, 2026

From the transcript

Irrespective of the impact, the substantive impact that those changes might have. Additional comments, Representative Ruffridge? Yeah, so what I hear you say in a nutshell is the effect of the language is irrelevant. It's just the fact that the language exists or doesn't exist. Ms. Wallace?

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