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Nicholas Begich: “Alaska is nearly 20% of all US land mass, and there's only…”

Featuring: Nicholas Begich, Republican | U.S. House Alaska At-large District

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Published | Video Starts at 48:28

Even in the state of Alaska, our governor has talked about it, about the fact that we're losing young families and we're. And we're not. We don't. We're not a replacement rate here in Alaska to sustain the state. You know, Alaska is nearly 20% of all US land mass, and there's only 750 some odd thousand people who live in the state. Right. There's more people that live in a zip code in Chicago than live in Alaska. Absolutely. And, you know, you gotta. The world needs people, and we are good for the world. (48:28–48:36)

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Asserts that Alaska comprises nearly 20% of US land mass with a population of about 750,000.

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