Name: Mary Peltola: the average price in Anchorage is just slightly over $5, and that's our biggest city. But we have remote, remote communities like Shungnak outside of Kotzebue. They're going to be paying $26.82 a gallon throughout the entire winter until their spring barge comes. Again, $26.82 a gallon for gasoline.
Uploaded: 2026-09-10T02:42:08+00:00
Duration: 35 s
Description: the average price in Anchorage is just slightly over $5, and that's our biggest city. But we have remote, remote communities like Shungnak outside of Kotzebue. They're going to be paying $26.82 a gallon throughout the entire winter until their spring barge comes. Again, $26.82 a gallon for gasoline.

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Mary Peltola

1:38 - 2:13

“the average price in Anchorage is just slightly over $5, and that's our biggest city. But we have remote, remote communities like Shungnak outside of Kotzebue. They're going to be paying $26.82 a gallon throughout the entire winter until their spring barge comes. Again, $26.82 a gallon for gasoline.”

Speaker: Mary Peltola
Timestamp: 1:38 – 2:13
Transcript: Mary Peltola campaign: Mary Peltola on Lawrence O'Donnell's The Last Word
Community: Alaska News
Location: Alaska
Captured at: September 9, 2026

From the transcript

Voters in Alaska are very sophisticated and deeply understand the relationship that prices have with the Strait of Hormuz. And, you know, I really appreciated that you all put the price, the average price in Anchorage is just slightly over $5, and that's our biggest city. But we have remote, remote communities like Shungnak outside of Kotzebue. They're going to be paying $26.82 a gallon throughout the entire winter until their spring barge comes. Again, $26.82 a gallon for gasoline.

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