
Chuck Kopp
118:14 - 118:31
"I fully support the request by Representative Stutes. I don't think we have a board, a regulatory board in state government that is more sought to be weaponized by activists. And the process does matter."
“I fully support the request by Representative Stutes. I don't think we have a board, a regulatory board in state government that is more sought to be weaponized by activists. And the process does matter.”
- Speaker
- Chuck Kopp
- Timestamp
- 118:14 – 118:31
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- July 16, 2026
From the transcript
Thank you. Representative Kopp. Yeah, I just wanted to note for the record, Madam Chair, that I fully support the request by Representative Stutes. I don't think we have a board, a regulatory board in state government that is more sought to be weaponized by activists. And the process does matter.
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