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Mary Peltola: “Santos is hiring more than 2400 employees on the north slope…”

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

2024 U.S. Rep Mary Peltola's address to the Alaska State Legislature

Published February 26, 2024 | Video Starts at 11:56

And because last year we agreed that this development is essential. I'm glad to report that I just learned that Santos is hiring more than 2400 employees on the north slope this season. Between Pica and Willow, we are bringing over 4000 jobs to our state. Preserving our ability to fund public services through petroleum revenue is essential. (11:56–12:02)

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“For eleven straight years, more and more adults in the prime of their working years have left Alaska.”
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“For 12,000 years, Alaska natives have struggled with natural disasters, food scarcity and safety issues.”
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“85% of our communities are off the road system.”
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“Alaska has convinced the Federal Trade Commission to sue to block the Kroger Albertsons merger.”
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“I took the lead by sending the FTC a letter urging them to block the merger.”
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“24 of you also sent a letter to the FTC asking for the same.”
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“Our US senators raised deep concerns in a letter of their own.”
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“The FTC informed me that it was those listening sessions hearing from regular people like they have never heard before that not only…”
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“This merger [of grocery stores]... we not have a monopoly on our grocers.”
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“It also created a new model for how the FTC will engage with constituents when making big decisions that affect them and their lives.”
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“Willow is not a step backwards in terms of climate goals. It is an essential step forward in our energy transition.”
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“Between Pica and Willow, we are bringing over 4000 jobs to our state.”
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“Alaska has long had some of the most expensive power in the country.”
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“Alaska has always had the most expensive power in the country.”
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“Alaska's Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program award, a federal award of $206.5 million to complete major upgrades to the rail…”
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“75% of Alaskans could be on 80% of renewable energy by 2040.”
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“I'm incredibly proud to have helped bring over $2 billion in new broadband investments to Alaska.”
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“I'm deeply concerned by the number of Alaskans waiting for months to receive SNAP benefits and other nutritional assistance due to backlogs…”
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“The decline of Alaskan fisheries is a trend years in the making, and it will take years of hard work to fully reverse.”
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“I founded the bipartisan American Seafood Caucus.”
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“The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is reviewing its national standards, the ten Commandments of fisheries management, as I…”
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“Bristol Bay, the world's largest wild sockeye salmon fishery, has been protected for generations to come.”
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“Russian fleets utilize Uyghur slave laborers in China to process their catch, avoiding western sanctions and bottoming out the price of…”
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“This is a system that has been perfected over the past decade by Russians.”
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“Together, we passed a national Defense Authorization act that included a 5.2% pay raise for our troops, the largest increase in decades, and…”
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“Having a politically balanced delegation means we can talk to anyone from any angle. We can get a meeting with a republican or a democratic…”
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“That's why I'm proud to announce that this year I'll be convening a summit of Alaskans from all walks of life to focus on the issue of out…”
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“We need a whole of society effort to identify the trends causing our children to leave and a shared understanding of what it will take for…”
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“We are a very divided country.”
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“The Senate, it's even more stark. Out of 100, there's one, a one person majority.”
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“America, we used to break apart monopolies, and this was a healthy thing.”
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“We saw a lot of growth in different industries when those monopolies were broken apart.”
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“I think AT&T is a very good example. And the growth that came out of that from different cell providers, and we're still seeing the benefits…”
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“We saw that [aid to Ukraine] just not go forward after it left the US Senate.”
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“I know for a fact that there's a member of the House who has a version of what the Senate passed with one year provisions on each of the…”
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“We need to be making sure that we are there for our allies and partners with other countries that believe in democracy.”
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“Every sector of our economy across the nation needs employees.”
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“We don't have the numbers of trained workforce to put in these projects and maintain these projects.”
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“I support the Jones Act because I support union workers.”
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