Mary Peltola: “It is clear that a consensus has emerged, and it is time for Congress to join.”

I support oil and gas development. Alaska needs energy, and we have a wealth of resources that could be developed. However, the unintended consequences of this bill are too significant to allow it to pass.

Our construction windows are so short in Alaska. They’re like nowhere else. Developing in the Arctic is so unique.

Our fight is not against small and mid-size boats that keep communities like Kodiak strong. It’s against the out of state corporate greed that leads to wanton waste and damage to our sea floor.

If we preclude Alaskans from being able to harvest Chinook, that means we’re precluding them from harvesting just about everything during the summer.