Mary Peltola

I would love it if Alaska took the lead on really implementing term limits in our own state, saying for those members who are going to Washington, D.C. to be part of our federal delegation, 12 years in the House, 12 years in the Senate.

We’ve got to enact term limits. We’ve got to stop insider trading. We’ve got to stop the ability for people to line their own pockets.

This bill will increase transparency of Amtrak decisions as Amtrak uses Federal funding to improve operations, and I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

I am very hopeful that since there won't be any tug-of-war between the parties in any of the Chambers or the White House, there should be a concerted effort just to resource-up.

I know that there is concern about the Coast Guard being gobbled up into DoD and swallowed up by the Navy, and nobody wants that.

And you also really help young people figure out their finances, do long-term planning for retirement.

I consider childcare a workforce issue, and I wonder if you could talk a little bit about improvements made to your childcare situation.

Everyone agrees that the land now held by the state ought to be free from this obligation to be made available for the economic and social well-being of Alaskans.

I greatly appreciate the support and advocacy of our witness, Ben Mallott from the Alaska Federation of Natives.

I am very happy to have reintroduced this legislation with my colleague Dusty Johnson.

Responsibly developing rare earth minerals here at home in the United States and especially in Alaska is a priority of mine.

Eighty-two percent of Alaska is only accessible by air, and about 75 percent of those communities don't have a runway long enough for a jet or larger aircraft.

One of my top priorities, one of the top priorities for the Alaska delegation, is the FAA Reauthorization Act.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Good afternoon, Secretary Buttigieg. It is good to see you again.

I write today to express our industry's strong support for H.R. 8704.

We need Congress to fully fund tribal law enforcement programs.

I respectfully ask you to please raise that base budget from 15% currently funded to at least 50% of the $3.2 billion needed.

I ask you if what I described about my reservation--the amount of police calls; the amount of crime--is this a safe community for any American.

A factory trawler is not a village that has been there for 12,000 years.

In my experience, the definition of 'coming soon' in government is a much different definition than 'coming soon' for non-government people.

I just really want to emphasize this ongoing crisis that our commercial fishermen are in. They are in a freefall.

I was particularly interested in Mr. Horton's comments about red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico and in Alaska.

This is Congress working with the Forest Service on land management. This isn't an invasion of anybody's authority or ability to manage.

The necessity for this measure is highlighted by the fact that decisions stemming from Center for Biological Diversity et al. v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service et al have effectively paralyzed the ability for the United States to operate…

The legislation is a durable solution, vastly superior to what can be achieved through the May 2023 Solicitor's Opinion.