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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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Mar 7, 2023

Salmon alone last year, in large part because of the Bristol Bay reds, generated $720.4 million, and the total economic output is about $5.7 billion.

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Feb 7, 2023

I represent Alaska, and Alaska really depends on oil and gas development.

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Feb 7, 2023

I think to a person in Alaska they could give you about 50 examples of climate change.

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Feb 7, 2023

I think that there can be reforms to the NEPA process? Absolutely, right?

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Feb 7, 2023

We are very serious, and earnest, and absolute about our need for responsible development.

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Dec 21, 2022

I urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Alaska (Mrs. Peltola) that the House suspend the rules and…

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Dec 21, 2022

I urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Alaska (Mrs. Peltola) that the House suspend the rules and…

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Dec 21, 2022

In closing, I have no further requests for time, I urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Alaska (Mrs…

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Dec 21, 2022

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Alaska (Mrs. Peltola) that the House suspend the rules and…

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Dec 21, 2022

In closing, I have no further requests for time. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Alaska (Mrs…

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Dec 21, 2022

In closing, I have no further requests for time, I urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Alaska (Mrs…

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Sep 28, 2022

I thank the chairman for providing consideration of my legislation today. I particularly want to share my appreciation with committee Chair Takano and Ranking Member Bost on the Veterans' Affairs Committee for moving quickly on this…

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Sep 19, 2022

This is just my seventh day on the job, and I am finding my calendar has 25 hours of meetings and events stuffed into a 24-hour day.

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Sep 19, 2022

I believe we can do both, protecting our communities while responsibly producing the oil that is so important to our state and so important to the nation, including the proposed Willow Project.

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Sep 13, 2022

I thank Leader Hoyer for the very kind introduction and most especially for his words about my predecessor, Congressman for all Alaska, Don Young. I thank you, Speaker Pelosi, Minority Leader McCarthy, and so many of my colleagues from…

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Sep 11, 2022

No American is my enemy. If you’re an American, I want to work with you. You’re my teammate.

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Sep 11, 2022

I`m here to represent all Alaskans, no matter what your ethnic background is.

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Sep 11, 2022

I`m the Democratic woman who can win.

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Sep 2, 2022

I think that the beauty of ranked choice voting is it’s going to attract more middle-of-the-road candidates and allow more middle-of candidate -- middle-of-the-road candidates who are much more in line with the average voter.

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Sep 2, 2022

We have very serious and pressing issues that are facing households across the nation. We`ve got skyrocketing inflation. We`ve got housing shortages. We all want jobs with livable wages. We all want good schools to send our children to.

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Sep 2, 2022

I think we`ve seen some of the foreign aggression come out of Russia and China which is very concerning to me as an American, and it makes me realize that no other Americans are my enemies. It doesn`t matter what party you`re from if…

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Sep 1, 2022

There are so many more things that unite us than divide us.

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Sep 1, 2022

I think that the beauty of ranked choice voting is it’s going to attract more middle-of-the-road candidates and allow more middle-of-the-road candidates who are much more in line with the average voter.

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Sep 1, 2022

No other Americans are my enemies. It doesn’t matter what party you’re from. If you’re an American, you are not my enemy.

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Sep 1, 2022

No other Americans are my enemies. It doesn`t matter what party you`re from. If you`re an American, you are not my enemy.

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