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Mary Peltola: “Our state is, our identity is very tied to fishing, and it…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 02:13

What are you going to go talk about and why? I'll start. Fish, family and freedom. It really resonates with Alaskans. We all depend on fish, whether that's salmon or halibut or herring or Craben. Our state is, our identity is very tied to fishing, and it really impacts each household's food security. So I would definitely talk about fish. I would definitely talk about families and quality of life issues, health, access to health, access to food, grocery stores, for instance, schools. (02:13–02:20)

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Asserts that Alaska's identity is tied to fishing, impacting household food security.

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