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Mary Peltola

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Mary Sattler Peltola is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Alaska's at-large congressional district since August 31, 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, she made history as the first Alaska Native woman elected to Congress. Peltola has focused on issues such as subsistence rights, climate change, and economic development in her home state of Alaska. Her election followed a special election to fill the vacancy left by the passing of longtime Congressman Don Young, and she has since been an advocate for bipartisan cooperation in Congress.

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Oct 24, 2023

They seem like the most organic, healthy thing you can eat.

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Oct 18, 2023

This issue did not invent itself in 2020. These immigration issues... have been going on since the 1980s.

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Oct 18, 2023

this is an important issue, but in other committees there is talk about making cuts to your agency and having a stagnant budget because of continuing resolutions and inflation being the thief in the night.

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Oct 17, 2023

I represent Alaska, and we have about 470 birds that call Alaska home.

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Sep 19, 2023

Given the safety benefits of ADS-B, what additional measures can DOT and FAA take to incentivize further ADS-B equipage?

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Sep 19, 2023

I want to thank you for the opportunity to testify today and for our ongoing partnership.

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Sep 19, 2023

What is exciting about this, again, we have multiple jurisdictions supporting this.

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Sep 19, 2023

Today, I am proud to report that the Biden administration has over 37,000 infrastructure projects moving forward in every State and Territory.

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Sep 19, 2023

Collectively, they add up to a national undertaking that is giving American families, workers, and businesses the foundation to succeed well into this century.

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Sep 19, 2023

This proposal is going to be transformative for the Pacific Northwest.

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Sep 19, 2023

In my district, the Nisqually Tribe is using these Federal grant funds to pursue a decarbonization initiative work plan.

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Sep 19, 2023

But I want to be clear about how much work remains on reducing roadway deaths, on making our rails and our skies safer.

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Sep 18, 2023

I would also like to express our appreciation to the sponsors of these bipartisan pieces of legislation--Representatives Zinke, Peltola, Neguse, Lawler, and more--whose leadership on these bills will help strengthen coordination and focus…

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Jul 19, 2023

I was just recently at a park in Golden Gate and had the ability to walk around and see how they are providing access not only to veterans and disabled veterans, but also our disabled population.

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Jul 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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Jul 17, 2023

Thank you. I am just sitting over here having an existential crisis.

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Jul 17, 2023

We are seeing farmlands eroded, port facilities eroded, airport runways eroded through rising seawater.

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Jun 21, 2023

These are exorbitantly high prices in communities with very high unemployment rates.

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Jun 21, 2023

I beg to differ because I come from a state where some our communities are paying as much as $15 or more for gasoline.

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Jun 21, 2023

I take a lot of umbrage with being singled out for having these projects that are really, so much of the product of those projects is going to fuel these highly populated house districts.

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Jun 21, 2023

I represent the entire state of Alaska and we also live and die by petroleum extraction, fishing, and tourism.

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Jun 14, 2023

I just wanted to see if Ms. Wolff Culver would like to answer any of the previous questions in more detail.

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Jun 5, 2023

I really appreciated what Commander Diamond was talking about in terms of safety.

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May 9, 2023

I think it is interesting that the Federal Government has kind of co-opted our term 'Chief,' and then the tribes have co-opted back the term 'Chairman,' and 'Vice Chairman.'

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Apr 17, 2023

I would like to address my questions to the NOAA Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs.

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