John Sims
111:10 - 111:29
"That is legislation out of necessity. That is the place we're in today. We have to have legislation out of necessity because as we are looking at things today, I am 18 days short of serving our customers. JBEHR reached out to me."
“That is legislation out of necessity. That is the place we're in today. We have to have legislation out of necessity because as we are looking at things today, I am 18 days short of serving our customers. JBEHR reached out to me.”
- Speaker
- John Sims
- Timestamp
- 111:10 – 111:29
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- August 6, 2026
From the transcript
That is not economic viability. That is legislation out of necessity. That is the place we're in today. We have to have legislation out of necessity because as we are looking at things today, I am 18 days short of serving our customers. JBEHR reached out to me.
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