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Mary Peltola: “And it also--if I may, sorry, it also prevents rural people, because ANILCA isn't just for natives, it is for rural…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2023
And it also--if I may, sorry, it also prevents rural people, because ANILCA isn't just for natives, it is for rural people, whatever their ethnicity is.
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Mary Peltola
Democratic · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Peltola emphasizes that ANILCA benefits all rural people, not just Alaska natives.

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