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Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.
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Peter Micciche
“We have the lowest mill rate of any other 4356 community at approximately 9 mills.”Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance - June 10, 2026 1:30pm · Jun 10, 2026
0:23
Will Stapp
“it takes the structure of volumetric tax, 12, 6, and 12, under the current pipeline and the gas treatment plant and the export facility, and it puts it in line with what's been discussed”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
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Ken Alper
“This would be, you know, once you do the weighted averages, probably the equivalent of a 2 or 3-cent AVT on the gas treatment plant. So it's less, if it's just about dollars. They would prefer more, obviously”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
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Calvin Schrage
“it bifurcates the $80 million to a structure in which $40 million is readily available upfront and deposited in into the state's accounts to be able to administer these community impact payments. The additional $40 million that would add up to that $80 million is then available upon submission of basically proof of expense or proof of expected expense”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
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Alyse Galvin
“it's tricky for us as legislators wanting to make sure that our fiduciary duty is being done when we can't get in there into every confidential conversation and deal up until a certain point... it was also enlightening for me to learn from AGDC, the work that they have pulled together to help us better understand how they are at the table as one of Alaska's arms”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
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Will Stapp
“it removes municipalities' ability to negotiate their own separate tax structure from the volumetric structure of the bill”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
1:14
Andy Josephson
“I also think that— I understand that the Kenai Borough Mayor may be in the interest of having the project may be speaking in support, but I think there's an undercurrent of concern by him. Certainly there is with the North Slope Borough”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
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Ken Alper
“underlying Amendment 10 is, is new to the bill, so it's not amending any existing sections... we're working within the governing statutes of the AGDC themselves that were established back in 2013 with, with House Bill 4, which gave them a lot of autonomy ability to have confidentiality in their contracting”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
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Neal Foster
“I think it's a good effort to try to come to some kind of resolution with the North Slope, but I am persuaded by their argument that, you know, the resource comes from the region and they'd like to have more say over what they do within their region”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
0:46
Ken Alper
“from talking to him, and now I have secondhand knowledge, I don't think they're particularly thrilled, to be completely honest. They really wanted the autonomy to be able to negotiate their own way”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
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Calvin Schrage
“I'm doing what I can to try and enable this project and give it a fighting chance while still protecting the state's interest. I think this amendment moves a significant way in that direction”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
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Ken Alper
“changes the numbers slightly from a 12, 6, and 12, and that means 12 cents on the gas treatment plant, 6 on the pipeline, 12 on the LNG facility, into a 13, 6, 13. So it's a small increment above that. And again, this is a weighted average... roughly it would work out to a 10.5 to 11 cents, per my own math, the effective volumetric tax on the average molecule going through the system”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
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Andy Josephson
“What this amendment does— just a little more background— there was a municipal group called the Municipal Advisory Group in the mid-teens. They negotiated with producers and I'm told had a— came to the conclusion that as much as $800 million was needed in community impact aid. The current version of the Senate resources bill cut that down to $200 million. In the House resources The amount was raised from $30 to $40 million”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
0:57
Ken Alper
“the portion that would be attributed to the gas treatment plant would say 90% of that would be going specifically to the North Slope Borough where that's located, and 10%, a portion, would be retained by the state”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
0:32
Neal Foster
“on a vote of 11 yeas and 0 nays, House Bill 381, which is version 34-GH2038/T, moves out of committee as amended with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
0:23
Calvin Schrage
“I really appreciate the work that members have put into this bill. We've had many, many hearings, and it takes a lot of work. Obviously, there's been many disagreements along the way, but I'm proud of the work product that we're moving forward out of committee”Alaska Legislature: House Finance, 6/10/26, 11am · Jun 10, 2026
0:16
Speaker C
“I move and ask unanimous consent that the House stand at adjournment until Friday, June 12th at 10:30 AM for a regular session.”Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session - June 10, 2026 11:00am · Jun 10, 2026
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Speaker A
“Will the clerk please note those members present. Representatives Johnson, Story, Stutes, and Speaker Edgeman.”Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session - June 10, 2026 11:00am · Jun 10, 2026
0:46
Speaker C
“allowing temporary measures such as cones, stanchions, removable barriers during loading and unloading, provided they do not block access or vessel operations. Any operator could also consider using a short gangway ramp or boarding aid from their vessel to provide a more controlled transition for passengers.”Ketchikan: Port & Harbors Advisory Board June 2026 Meeting · Jun 9, 2026
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Speaker C
“I do know that they have been slowly moving vehicles out. And I will make sure that I make a note of, of that vehicle for you.”Ketchikan: Port & Harbors Advisory Board June 2026 Meeting · Jun 9, 2026
0:38
Speaker C
“Tender Float 3 safety improvements, that also was brought up with the Aleutian Ballad.”Ketchikan: Port & Harbors Advisory Board June 2026 Meeting · Jun 9, 2026
0:37
Speaker C
“the borough does have that enforcement where they can come and take, take vehicles away, but we also do that, and they're slowly working on that.”Ketchikan: Port & Harbors Advisory Board June 2026 Meeting · Jun 9, 2026
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Speaker C
“Derelict cars in our limited parking For the harbor, I think that's, that's borough responsibility. And I think they're removing the derelict cars. We've had one there at that little lot next to Kate.”Ketchikan: Port & Harbors Advisory Board June 2026 Meeting · Jun 9, 2026
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Speaker B
“The, the business plan sounds great. There's, you know, 300 plots per acre, about 10 acres, $5,000, looking at close to $15 million. You have a lot of people interested. So why Do we need to give away this land for free?”Assembly Regular - June 9, 2026 - 2026-06-09 17:00:00 · Jun 10, 2026
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Speaker A
“Within the last 10 years, the Real Estate Department performed an analysis to determine whether this area was usable for residential development, and it was found that it would be extremely expensive and, um, and not suitable for residential development.”Assembly Regular - June 9, 2026 - 2026-06-09 17:00:00 · Jun 10, 2026
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Speaker A
“the mission again of the HLB land? To manage lands consistent with the comp plan and to benefit future and resident citizens of the municipality.”Assembly Regular - June 9, 2026 - 2026-06-09 17:00:00 · Jun 10, 2026
0:27
Speaker B
“natural burial was kind of a new, uh, prospect for me, something I hadn't considered or really heard of. Sounds very interesting. It sounds like you guys have a lot of people interested in support in that, but this— that's not what this ordinance is about. This ordinance is about disposing of these 10 acres to a nonprofit for free.”Assembly Regular - June 9, 2026 - 2026-06-09 17:00:00 · Jun 10, 2026
0:58
Speaker A
“I do believe it is in the best interest of the public that we dispose of land that cannot be developed in any other way, given the slope, given the hydrology, uh, given the quality of the soils, uh, to do exactly the thing we've told the public we want them to do, and that is to be buried in a sanctioned space.”Assembly Regular - June 9, 2026 - 2026-06-09 17:00:00 · Jun 10, 2026
0:38
Speaker A
“On a vote of 11 to 1, item AO2026.72 passes the body.”Assembly Regular - June 9, 2026 - 2026-06-09 17:00:00 · Jun 10, 2026
0:43
Speaker B
“It's more important that this is done right than it's done fast. So I really want to go back and to— right now we have, let's see, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 amendments, 4 of which are about who's on this commission, 2 are about the powers of the commission, 2 are about how it's staffed, and one is, is, is a sunset amendment.”Assembly Regular - June 9, 2026 - 2026-06-09 17:00:00 · Jun 10, 2026
0:29
Speaker A
“the motion on the floor is to reopen the public hearing and continue this item to the meeting of July 21st with the intent of holding a work session in that interim time.”Assembly Regular - June 9, 2026 - 2026-06-09 17:00:00 · Jun 10, 2026
0:50
Speaker A
“Creation of the Anchorage Public Safety Partnership Commission, AO 2026-62S, is on the agenda for the assembly's consideration. This ordinance would create a modern version of the Public Safety Advisory Commission that existed for many years. This commission would be a forum for the community and our public safety agencies to work together and come up with solutions to help make Anchorage a safer place for everyone to live.”Assembly Regular - June 9, 2026 - 2026-06-09 17:00:00 · Jun 10, 2026
0:43
Speaker B
“I think that I've heard enough from the public that if either of the versions that have been before us were to go forward, the preferred version, at least from the input that I'm receiving, is that original version.”Assembly Regular - June 9, 2026 - 2026-06-09 17:00:00 · Jun 10, 2026
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Speaker A
“There is also an S version establishing the Anchorage Public Safety Partnership Commission. Public hearing on this item was continued from the meeting of May 26th, so folks who would like to testify, I will also remind folks that if you have previously testified, you are welcome to testify again, but you must keep your comments limited to the changes in the new substitute version.”Assembly Regular - June 9, 2026 - 2026-06-09 17:00:00 · Jun 10, 2026
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Speaker A
“The second thing to say is, in terms of having a work session in the future, I think the assumption would not be that we are picking one version or the other. I know my co-sponsor and I have talked about potentially bringing forward another version, but not before we've had some sense from the body what direction you'd like to go”Assembly Regular - June 9, 2026 - 2026-06-09 17:00:00 · Jun 10, 2026
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Speaker A
“I will not support the motion that's on the floor. I don't believe it's respectful to the dozens of people who have showed up tonight and spoken out and made real requests over many, many months of deliberation.”Assembly Regular - June 9, 2026 - 2026-06-09 17:00:00 · Jun 10, 2026
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Donald Trump
“the bill provides crucial funding for domestic law enforcement investigations and combating child exploitation, continuing our work to restore law and order across our nation and to protect America's youth.”White House: President Trump Signs the Secure America Act · Jun 10, 2026
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Donald Trump
“what we're signing today has been amazing, but they tried to extort us. And eventually— and they were losing tremendous support because they're extorting on law and order, and they can't win on law and order.”White House: President Trump Signs the Secure America Act · Jun 10, 2026
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Donald Trump
“For more than 100 days, congressional Democrats tried to block all funding for the Department of Homeland Security in a reprehensible attempt to throw open the borders of the United States of America.”White House: President Trump Signs the Secure America Act · Jun 10, 2026
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Donald Trump
“the numbers came out two days ago. That for 11 months, not one person came into our country illegally through the southern border. We had 25 million people come in over a 4-year period.”White House: President Trump Signs the Secure America Act · Jun 10, 2026
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Donald Trump
“This morning, I'm thrilled to sign the Secure America Act to immediately and fully fund the Department of Homeland Security through the end of my term.”White House: President Trump Signs the Secure America Act · Jun 10, 2026
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Donald Trump
“our great Republican majorities voted to protect law-abiding American citizens. I mean, they voted to raise your taxes. They voted for men in women's sports. They voted in favor of men participating in women's sports.”White House: President Trump Signs the Secure America Act · Jun 10, 2026
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Donald Trump
“The Secure America Act provides $38 billion to ICE, $26 billion to Border Patrol to ensure these critical law enforcement agencies have the necessary resources to do their jobs, protecting our borders and getting criminal aliens out of the country.”White House: President Trump Signs the Secure America Act · Jun 10, 2026
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Donald Trump
“we'll give the heroes of ICE and Border Patrol, and that's what they are, they're heroes, they have to go through to keep us safe, the support and resources they need to defend our borders, protect our homeland, and to keep America safe.”White House: President Trump Signs the Secure America Act · Jun 10, 2026
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Donald Trump
“In the last 12 months, zero illegal aliens have been admitted into the United States. We cut the flow of fentanyl across our border by almost 60%.”White House: President Trump Signs the Secure America Act · Jun 10, 2026
0:44
Shelley Capito
“I would remiss not to mention the recent decision out of the D.C. District Court that invalidated the 2020 programmatic biological opinion issued by the service for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Enforcement's mining regulation program. This decision will negatively impact coal production in the 24 states that have primacy That includes my state. I'm extremely disappointed by this court decision and very concerned about what it will mean for projects in my state moving forward.”Senate Environment and Public Works (Sullivan): Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. · Jun 10, 2026
0:38
Whitehouse
“Not cutting all funding for endangered species conservation, including iconic species such as elephants, rhinos, and great apes. Not cutting science support, which provides technical assistance to local communities. For wildlife and habitat conservation, not cutting state and tribal grants which help conserve fish and wildlife before they require protection under the Endangered Species Act.”Senate Environment and Public Works (Sullivan): Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. · Jun 10, 2026
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Speaker C
“The FY27 budget proposes an increase of $5.1 million for ESA Section 7 consultations for energy projects. With this funding, the service will be able to accelerate the review of priority energy projects, and we anticipate being able to reduce consultation timeframes from 30 to 14 days. The budget also reflects a commitment to the recovery of listed species. We are requesting a $2.6 million increase for work to support the development of recovery plans, 5-year status reviews, and rulemakings.”Senate Environment and Public Works (Sullivan): Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. · Jun 10, 2026