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Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.

0:41

John Sims

“when you look at that infrastructure that's required, it's about an additional 3 to 5 MMBTU in addition to the commodity price plus the shipping price. So when you're looking at the total all-in cost for LNG imports, assuming that the JKM forecast is correct, you're looking at somewhere from $16 to $22 per MMBtu.”

Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance - June 9, 2026 9:00am · Jun 9, 2026

0:39

Bert Stedman

“That's $110 million, adding $2.5 billion to the cost, $2.5 billion. So these are not small, inconsequential decisions.”

Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance - June 9, 2026 9:00am · Jun 9, 2026

0:34

Bert Stedman

“So just say it is 1%. That is an extremely costly financial maneuver to whoever in the state has to pay for it. And the majority of it, if we're stuck with the in-state gas line, we don't get to Phase 2. Is gonna be the people in the corridor of the rail belt. And you're looking at significant amount of funds, like $110 million a year in debt service.”

Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance - June 9, 2026 9:00am · Jun 9, 2026

0:25

John Sims

“Every word matters in this contract. And we are seeking every opportunity, whether it's upfront or along the 30-year term, to find ways to reduce the cost of energy to our customers.”

Alaska Legislature: Senate Finance - June 9, 2026 9:00am · Jun 9, 2026

0:15

Speaker B

“35 Yeas, 5 nays. For the vote of 35 yeas to 5 nays, House Bill 96 has passed the body.”

Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 4/27/26, 10:30am · Apr 27, 2026

1:00

Speaker B

“the River Beach Department shall take the recommendations for the board into consideration when setting rates for covered services. If the rate set by the department for a covered service drift significantly from the rate recommendation by the Board, the Commissioner shall notify the Board and the chair of each legislative committee having jurisdiction of health and social services in writing.”

Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 4/27/26, 10:30am · Apr 27, 2026

0:17

Speaker B

“40 Yeas, 0 nays. With a vote of 40 yeas to 0 nays, House Bill 249 has passed the”

Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 4/27/26, 10:30am · Apr 27, 2026

0:21

Speaker C

“The core provision of the bill ensures efficient use of public money, um, by minimizing administrative overhead. That's a good thing to do across state functions. It's certainly a good thing to do for long-term home care.”

Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 4/27/26, 10:30am · Apr 27, 2026

0:29

Speaker C

“It costs more when our elders live in a nursing home as opposed to being able to stay in their own home. It is also more humane when they can stay in their own home. What this bill is all about is having a functioning home care workforce which is actually in the state's best financial interest.”

Alaska Legislature: House Floor Session, 4/27/26, 10:30am · Apr 27, 2026

0:49
“our fund balance right now is one bad sales tax quarter away from having no funds to deal with our operating expenses, let alone a major natural disaster or other disaster.”

Juneau: June 8, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Jun 8, 2026

0:14
“This ordinance appropriates $545 million for the entirety of the city and borough of Juneau's FY27 operating budget, excluding including the school district.”

Juneau: June 8, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Jun 8, 2026

0:11
“This ordinance also recognizes $525 million in forecasted revenue and $20 million in transfers from different, different fund balances.”

Juneau: June 8, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Jun 8, 2026

0:43
“We set out to make reductions in services of at $2 million, and we did not meet that. And the way that we got our fund balance out of the negative numbers and back to a positive number was to eat into our CIP.”

Juneau: June 8, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Jun 8, 2026

0:39
“I added up what it would save us if we were to cut both pools, close both pools, the field house, Eagle Crest, fully close the museum, JDC, Travel Juno, eliminate the housing fund. Move the prosecution of misdemeanors to the state, get rid of taking care of our ball fields. That is $7 million. That is the scale that we are talking about.”

Juneau: June 8, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Jun 8, 2026

0:54
“when I look at this one and I look at the taxpayers who will be affected, and I hold that on one hand, and I hold the, the what the public good would be if we removed this exemption, it is an easy decision for me because it would allow us to fund all of these things that people don't want to see defunded.”

Juneau: June 8, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Jun 8, 2026

0:45
“When I look at the things that we do have on our reduction list, you know, JDC, Travel Juno, Eagle Crest, and the City Museum being the big ones that we reduced here, my heart breaks.”

Juneau: June 8, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Jun 8, 2026

0:47
“The assembly proposes to cut $261,000, and that's like a 39% reduction, I think.”

Juneau: June 8, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Jun 8, 2026

0:53
“there is no doubt that the cuts and reductions that we have made and have proposed to make, of which there were at least 34, probably more added after, have impacts. And that's just the reality of having less revenue to fund, and less recurring revenue, I will say, to fund recurring expenses.”

Juneau: June 8, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Jun 8, 2026

0:34
“We gave ourselves the task of cutting $2 million out of the budget, plus finding revenue of $2 million. We did not cut $2 million out of our budget. We barely scraped by with $1 million, and then we added a bunch of other things.”

Juneau: June 8, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Jun 8, 2026

0:13
“At this level of funding reduction, the museum would not be entirely closed to the public. Hours would be reduced, but there would still be some public hours.”

Juneau: June 8, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Jun 8, 2026

0:21
“I'd like to change that single item amount from $30,000 to $20,000”

Juneau: June 8, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Jun 8, 2026

0:13
“Motion carries with 6 yeas and 3 nays.”

Juneau: June 8, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Jun 8, 2026

0:14
“I would move to amend the amount from $30,000 to $50,000.”

Juneau: June 8, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Jun 8, 2026

0:32
“we are looking down the barrel of an incredible amount of budget cuts next year, and we really do have to find the balance. I don't think it's going less, and I don't think it's removing the cap altogether, but I frankly would be comfortable with a higher number than 30 even.”

Juneau: June 8, 2026 Regular Assembly Meeting · Jun 8, 2026

0:17
“Grandchildren learn all our cultural values, that they grow up using these values as a guideline to help keep them on task during their life.”

Sealaska Heritage Institute: Celebration 2026 | Day 2 - Thursday June 4 · Jun 4, 2026

0:12
“The Koozie Da Kwan dancers was formed in 1985 by Angoon, in Angoon, by Matthew Fred Sr., their head.”

Sealaska Heritage Institute: Celebration 2026 | Day 2 - Thursday June 4 · Jun 4, 2026

0:12
“Kootsnoo Dachikani Yan, the grandchildren of Angoon, is a dance group composed of all clans and ages.”

Sealaska Heritage Institute: Celebration 2026 | Day 2 - Thursday June 4 · Jun 4, 2026

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“On October 26, 2024, Angoon finally received an apology from the US Navy and official representatives of the Department of Defense for the October 26, 1882 bombardment of Rangoon. This apology was consistently pursued over the years and now provides the opportunity for closure.”

Sealaska Heritage Institute: Celebration 2026 | Day 2 - Thursday June 4 · Jun 4, 2026

0:32
“Hoodsie Da Kwan literally means all clans of the town. This name was initially used during the 1904 Sitka Potlatch. Angoon has participated since 1979, and they have some original members still participating, of which they treasure.”

Sealaska Heritage Institute: Celebration 2026 | Day 2 - Thursday June 4 · Jun 4, 2026

0:19
“It is important to know who you are, know your clan history and family relationships. It is with hope that our children,”

Sealaska Heritage Institute: Celebration 2026 | Day 2 - Thursday June 4 · Jun 4, 2026

0:32
“Ages from 2 to 18 from Angoon. Since the group includes all clans, the members learn traditional songs and dances.”

Sealaska Heritage Institute: Celebration 2026 | Day 2 - Thursday June 4 · Jun 4, 2026

0:56

Mitch McConnell

“Core pieces of the President's defense agenda, like multiyear procurement contracts for critical munitions, Half of the F-35 program, Golden Dome, and DROME dominance initiatives are all requested as a one-off reconciliation spending, not a full year base appropriations.”

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense (Murkowski): Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force. · Jun 9, 2026

0:42

Troy Meink

“Without a reconciliation and a year-long CR that keeps us at the $890-ish total, that would have significant impacts on our readiness. A lot of the investments we've just been talking about to meet the the unmanned vehicles, as well as, you know, the increased readiness for weapons systems to increase the F-35 readiness, as well as the munitions procurement. All that is substantially impacted if we stayed at 890 without a reconciliation or other mechanism.”

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense (Murkowski): Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force. · Jun 9, 2026

1:14

Susan Collins

“The administration is proposing that a significant portion of funding for both of these modernization programs be done through a third reconciliation bill, a bill that may never happen. For example, of the $154 million request for the power thermal management upgrade for the engine, only $10 million is requested in the base budget. What is the impact on these programs if they are not fully funded in fiscal year 2027, and what would be the implications for the defense industrial base?”

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense (Murkowski): Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force. · Jun 9, 2026

1:01

Kenneth Wilsbach

“What that tells us is that when you prioritize the funding for the parts and the weapon system sustainment, the jet flies really well. And that's why in this budget we have $24 billion for weapon system sustainment and $10 billion for flying hours and $4.5 billion for the working capital fund, which funds the necessary parts and weapon system sustainment. A large portion of that is for F-35”

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense (Murkowski): Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force. · Jun 9, 2026

0:18

Troy Meink

“It is the appropriate amount of money to, to build the KC-46s. Essentially, Senator, it's the max rate that Boeing's able to produce the aircraft.”

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense (Murkowski): Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force. · Jun 9, 2026

0:17

Mitch McConnell

“I think it's safe to conclude there will not be another reconciliation bill. So it's really not an option.”

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense (Murkowski): Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force. · Jun 9, 2026

0:41

Troy Meink

“this budget leverages existing commercial production capacity and takes full advantage of multiyear procurement for our most critical munitions, totaling 39,000 weapons of all types by FY '33.”

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense (Murkowski): Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force. · Jun 9, 2026

0:46

General Saltzman

“the FY27 budget landmark investment of $71.1 billion for the Space Force represents a generational opportunity to position the force to meet the rapidly expanding threats and demands of the nation.”

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense (Murkowski): Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force. · Jun 9, 2026

0:43

Kenneth Wilsbach

“Weapon systems sustainment funding increased to over $24 billion and flying hours to nearly 10 billion.”

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense (Murkowski): Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force. · Jun 9, 2026

0:43

Troy Meink

“The DAF's lean budget over the years has also resulted in a $50 billion facilities maintenance backlog.”

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense (Murkowski): Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force. · Jun 9, 2026

0:29

Chris Coons

“The Department of the Air Force is requesting nearly $100 billion in the defense discretionary budget, from $257 enacted to $351 billion that we're evaluating here today.”

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense (Murkowski): Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force. · Jun 9, 2026

0:56

Chris Coons

“The request places critical resources, multi-year munitions procurements, spare parts for the F-35 program, key missile defense space programs into a reconciliation package that I doubt will ever be enacted.”

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense (Murkowski): Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force. · Jun 9, 2026

0:49

Chris Coons

“the administration has at times, um, talked in competing ways, with one breath insisting our current operational tempo is risk-free, and in the next requesting billions for additional vital munitions.”

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense (Murkowski): Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force. · Jun 9, 2026

0:40

Chris Coons

“it is also demonstrably the case these current operations and recent operations have strained readiness, sharply reduced important munitions inventories, and weakened our hand to respond to tomorrow's threats.”

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense (Murkowski): Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force. · Jun 9, 2026

0:35

Kenneth Wilsbach

“the F-35 has performed marvelously in Epic Fury. And you're right, the aircraft availability averages out over the course of time at about 50%, but of the jets that we actually had forward performed much, much greater than that.”

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense (Murkowski): Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force. · Jun 9, 2026

0:41

Troy Meink

“Across the fight, about 60% of that 30,000-plus weapons are coming from there, so that That tells you the level of investment, 60% of the weapons going forward across the fight.”

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense (Murkowski): Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force. · Jun 9, 2026

0:46

General Saltzman

“the FY27 budget boosts our top line by 130% and our end strength by 27%.”

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Department of Defense (Murkowski): Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Air Force. · Jun 9, 2026

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