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Mary Peltola: “AFN backed the Willow project entirely.”

Featuring: Mary Peltola, Democratic | Former U.S. House Representative, Alaska At-Large

Peltola, Begich appear at statewide oil & gas conference

Published September 28, 2024 | Video Starts at 16:44

… our senators and convince the president of the United States that we need to listen to the people of the North Slope borough. We need to listen to Alaska natives. AFN backed the Willow project entirely. Alaskans only. Alaska only works when we're all working together. And I think Willow was a perfect example of that, and it shows that I can be effective. (16:44–16:49)

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Asserts that the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) fully supported the Willow project.

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