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Quoted moments from Alaska public meetings, hearings, and press conferences.
Mike Dunleavy
“our first oil play was actually just out the window here in Cook inlet in the 1950s and 60s. And there was so much gas that that was one of the reasons why there was an LNG export concept that was developed, because you got to remember the rest of the United States was not exporting LNG at that time. We were trying to import and get as much lng, excuse me, gas as possible. In any event, in the late 60s, the port was developed and we were shipping LNG to Tokyo to Japan for 50 straight years uninterrupted.”Governor Dunleavy: Delivering for Alaskans: What's Next for AKLNG · May 21, 2026
Mike Dunleavy
“we had one of the largest fertilizer plants also next to the LNG export plant, to just Monetize that enormous amount of gas that was there. Well, that gas is, that gas is diminishing rapidly.”Governor Dunleavy: Delivering for Alaskans: What's Next for AKLNG · May 21, 2026
Mike Dunleavy
“this project went last year from discussion. It's gone from concept to discussion to now execution. This is how far this project has gone in such a short period of time.”Governor Dunleavy: Delivering for Alaskans: What's Next for AKLNG · May 21, 2026
Mike Dunleavy
“we're running out of gas in the very inlet in which we pioneered LNG export. Right out the window here, we're running out of gas.”Governor Dunleavy: Delivering for Alaskans: What's Next for AKLNG · May 21, 2026
Irvin Carlson
“it's at the direction of the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources that directs us to make the state forests open for possible carbon offset projects.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest Resource Management Area- Opening Meeting May 8th 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Speaker A
“the five year forest management schedule will continue to be developed during this amendment process. We'll take a pause. So because the management plan is being amended, I won't be issuing one in this season, which is typically the time that I would. It'll come again in another two years.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest Resource Management Area- Opening Meeting May 8th 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Speaker A
“every acre on the forest that's available for timber sale is going to be available for carbon offset programs. And so like Mr. Fulton explained, the intention is to create the highest value for the state and the resources that they own on these lands that we manage.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest Resource Management Area- Opening Meeting May 8th 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Irvin Carlson
“we aim to have the final product signed by the Commissioner by mid April of 2025.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest Resource Management Area- Opening Meeting May 8th 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Speaker A
“we'll have four months of surveys and information presented online through the website. And that will be focused on an October meeting where we'll explain the information that we gathered over the course of the summer and discuss that. And then we'll have the agency review draft that will go out in November, followed by the public review draft in December which will go out for 60 day review and public comment.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest Resource Management Area- Opening Meeting May 8th 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Irvin Carlson
“we will be preparing a draft of the Haines State Forest Management Plan. With that allow us to enter carbon offset market.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest Resource Management Area- Opening Meeting May 8th 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Geneva Preston
“one of the most significant changes between the plan that was published in 2002 and the current amended draft is a change in policy that allows timber sales to be a potential use in the public recreation or wildlife habitat lands.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Geneva Preston
“I think 5 acres in unit 3H is the smallest size limit that we see and other units have a cap at 20. 20 Acres is the largest even age timber harvest that I think is permitted in these public recreation designated lands.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Geneva Preston
“any harvest, any timber harvest or resource development activities must be designed to exist compatibly with public recreation uses. And so typically that would look like timbers harvests that are designed to support recreation facilities or support access to areas that are important for recreation.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Geneva Preston
“Timber harvest would are very likely to be designed in coordination with the Department of Fish and Game and they would be designed with the purpose of enhancing habitat.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Geneva Preston
“I think 10 to 20 acres is the range of size limits that you'll see in the wildlife habitat designated subunits. And the management intent statements consistently identify habitat values as the priority for management on these lands”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Geneva Preston
“the draft is available for review that is available digitally on our project website and hard copies will be available in the Forestry office in Haines if folks are interested to come look at a physical copy and we'll ask that you submit your comments by 5pm on June 5th.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Geneva Preston
“One of the goals in the revision is to include carbon offsets among those uses. And there needs to be language in the plan that identifies carbon offsets as a potential use before any planning or, like, consideration of projects can occur.”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Speaker A
“What is the goal? I mean, what. What is the justification for changing what's in place? What's driving this desire to change the existing plan?”Alaska DNR Forestry: Haines State Forest RMA Project Update Meeting – October 10, 2024 · Jun 3, 2026
Zac Johnson
“move to amend the resolution. Sorry, right here. To include a total mill rate of 9.15 and move the remaining $475,981 to fund 201.”Prefix - Kodiak Island Borough Livestream · Jun 4, 2026
Jeremiah Gardner
“There was a school board meeting and there is a recording that approximately $900,000 was cut from their budget and they were able to find, quote, unquote, inefficiencies. No positions were cut from the school district”Prefix - Kodiak Island Borough Livestream · Jun 4, 2026
Jeremiah Gardner
“I would like to see our taxes go lower and lower. I'm going to be in favor of our lowest option on the table here”Prefix - Kodiak Island Borough Livestream · Jun 4, 2026
Scott Smiley
“I do think that the idea of cutting taxes has been around since Ronald Reagan. That's 40 goddamn years, pardon my French, that we've been cutting taxes. There's not a whole lot left at the school district.”Prefix - Kodiak Island Borough Livestream · Jun 4, 2026
Zac Johnson
“It doesn't take any money whatsoever from any account. Everything we funded last week remains in place. All this does is is collect the amount of revenue authorized by the borough to collect.”Prefix - Kodiak Island Borough Livestream · Jun 4, 2026
Bo Whiteside
“I still feel the amount budgeted for the school district was appropriate, especially in light of recent events where the school district stated on record during the most recent Board of education meeting that $900,000 in budget deficiencies were discovered.”Prefix - Kodiak Island Borough Livestream · Jun 4, 2026
Jeremiah Gardner
“I ran on wanting to lower taxes. I believe I'll say it over and over again. We got to tighten our belts. I want to see taxes go down. My family's back is breaking.”Prefix - Kodiak Island Borough Livestream · Jun 4, 2026
Jeremiah Gardner
“Move to amend to adopt option D.”Prefix - Kodiak Island Borough Livestream · Jun 4, 2026
Bo Whiteside
“I support option D. My logic behind supporting this option is this budget is balanced. It provides continuity for all borough services, represents an $800,000 increase in school funding, and it also increases our MAPTOR capacity by approximately a half a million dollars for next fiscal year.”Prefix - Kodiak Island Borough Livestream · Jun 4, 2026
Bo Whiteside
“Kea raised their electric rates by 12.5%. The City of Kodiak recently is entertaining and I'm not quite clear if they've adopted it yet, but they are looking to increase the water and sewer rate by 5%. We've all been to the gas pumps lately. We've all been to the grocery store. Everything is getting more expensive.”Prefix - Kodiak Island Borough Livestream · Jun 4, 2026
Scott Smiley
“I'm most worried about next year. And if we don't get the full amount for baptor, then we are. At least there's the threat of problems next year.”Prefix - Kodiak Island Borough Livestream · Jun 4, 2026
Zac Johnson
“By failing to collect the full MAPTOR amount tonight, we would be voluntarily eliminating nearly $500,000 in revenue generating capability capacity in next year.”Prefix - Kodiak Island Borough Livestream · Jun 4, 2026
Tina Woods
“I can't support this. I seconded the motion specifically to bring it to the floor. I want the discussion. I like hearing different points. I think this is leaving just a little too much on the table.”Prefix - Kodiak Island Borough Livestream · Jun 4, 2026
Doug Burgum
“This administration has done more to save, protect and expand coal in our country than any administration perhaps ever.”President Trump Makes an Announcement on Beautiful, Clean Coal · Jun 4, 2026
Speaker A
“Not through this body there wouldn't be because that's our next regular meeting where that would get addressed at.”Prefix - Kenai: Parks & Recreation Commission · Jun 4, 2026
Speaker A
“I don't think there's a major legal barrier to go forward with that. And I think I can better spell that out. And in our next meeting where you'll see Angie's letter and our correspondence on it, where I can have that all written down for you guys and have that well spelled out on it. But on some of it, I think there's just a level of simple disagreement between myself and Angie.”Prefix - Kenai: Parks & Recreation Commission · Jun 4, 2026
Speaker A
“The other public meeting options would be we have city council meeting on July 17th and then we have one city council meeting in July and then there's two in August as well. But they may kick it back to the advisory of this body as well. But I don't know how that would go.”Prefix - Kenai: Parks & Recreation Commission · Jun 4, 2026
Speaker A
“My English name is Olivia Robertskanuk is Margaret Roberts granddaughter, and she's been really excited to introduce her songs. But the next one we're going to dance for you is called Sakulak. This song was written by Lauren Anderson, and it speaks of how our ancestors, when they were missing our loved ones, we would send messages to them by talking to the birds that we would see.”Prefix - Sealaska Heritage Institute: Celebration 2026 | Day 2 - Thursday June 4 · Jun 4, 2026
Speaker G
“The logs were gifts from all of you. NC Alaska. Those gifts were transformational for Hawaii and native peoples of the Pacific. For the first time in hundreds of years, we together gave birth to our ancient deep sea sailing wa.”Prefix - Sealaska Heritage Institute: Celebration 2026 | Day 2 - Thursday June 4 · Jun 4, 2026
Speaker G
“In 1990, when I was at the age of 15, Hawaii was gifted the treasure of two logs. Two trees, two spirits. I had the opportunity to come here to celebrate the gift. Today, 35 years later, I am here again with my students from Kamehameha Schools.”Prefix - Sealaska Heritage Institute: Celebration 2026 | Day 2 - Thursday June 4 · Jun 4, 2026
Speaker A
“We would like to dedicate our performance today to late elder Margaret Roberts. She is a huge reason why we are here today, and we are so grateful for her and all that she's done as an elder for us.”Prefix - Sealaska Heritage Institute: Celebration 2026 | Day 2 - Thursday June 4 · Jun 4, 2026
Speaker A
“My son who's 16 years old went to had used the facility at a time or two and was turned away because he didn't have parental consent with him. As you see tonight, there was three people utilizing the gym. When he was turned away to use the weight room, there was zero people in the facility using it.”Kenai: Parks & Recreation Commission · Jun 4, 2026
Speaker A
“I'm frustrated that I have to send my family to neighboring communities to access opportunities that are unavailable here due to restrictive policies. Many other Kenai residents are doing the same. Let's encourage participants and make the most of our facilities, not push young adults elsewhere”Kenai: Parks & Recreation Commission · Jun 4, 2026
Speaker A
“I think a parental consent that says yes, they can access the weight room like other gyms in our surrounding areas. And we're not pushing kids away. And any misbehaving kids are kicked out. And you guys manage it like you do the gym.”Kenai: Parks & Recreation Commission · Jun 4, 2026
Speaker A
“Nikiskee Rec center has found a way to manage 14 year olds to show up at their weight room. I just think that pushing kids away who are trying to stay active and healthy is unreasonable and many gyms in the area are 14 plus.”Kenai: Parks & Recreation Commission · Jun 4, 2026
Hageman
“The bill at the heart of this hearing is sponsored by Representative Radawagan of American Samoa. Her bill states that within the boundaries of a marine national monument, fishing shall be regulated under the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management act, not the Antiquities Act.”House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Begich): Legislative Hearing · Jun 3, 2026
William Gibbons-Fly
“In just the past few years, the US tuna purse seine fleet has been reduced from 34 vessels to just 15 vessels operating today. The remaining vessels supply most of the tuna being processed in American Samoa and otherwise support the local economy there.”House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Begich): Legislative Hearing · Jun 3, 2026
William Gibbons-Fly
“When you're banning commercial fishing from 50 to 200 miles, there's very, you're, you're putting, you know, very significant strain on the fishing industry, putting people out of business, harming the economy of American Samoa with very little, very little conservation benefit.”House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Begich): Legislative Hearing · Jun 3, 2026
Hageman
“By contrast, fishing in nearly all of the US EEZ is regulated under the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and management Act. For 50 years, the act has propelled the United States to the forefront in terms of being the gold standard for fisheries management.”House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Begich): Legislative Hearing · Jun 3, 2026
William Gibbons-Fly
“Within two years of the expansion of the monument, one of the two canneries operating in American Samoa at the time closed, resulting in the loss of 800 jobs.”House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Begich): Legislative Hearing · Jun 3, 2026