Representing House District 20 which includes Downtown, Fairview, South Addition, Government Hill, and Eastridge in Anchorage, Alaska.
Anchorage, AK
Joined January 2019
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An exciting and historic day! Don’t forget to tune in at 2:30pm Alaska time at live.house.gov to watch Mary get sworn in as our Congresswoman. Alaska is so lucky to have a pro-choice, pro-fish leader who will fight for all of us. @MaryPeltola
If you haven't seen the new Vic Fischer documentary, it's available online now: youtube.com/watch?v=JASN1ijt…
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Building a budget around oil prices far above $100/barrel nearly guarantees a massive structural deficit, based on cursory review of historical oil prices.
So if that's your plan, what massive cuts and/or tax increases are you supporting?
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The House is considering language to make it more difficult for police to capture criminals and recover stolen vehicles. I strongly oppose this bill. See the letter below from Anchorage police. #akleg
The results are eye-popping costs for raising a child here in Alaska, and decreased labor participation for Alaskan families. At a time when everyone is hiring, this falls disproportionately on women and the households who can least afford it.
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Meanwhile, the cost of care-and the cost to parents-outstrips more than yearly tuition for full time attendance at UA.
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From our US Dept of Labor data,the average child care worker earns less than the average barista for Starbucks.
Our labor market has yet to fully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
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These are the people who want to cut school funding and lay off teachers.
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Yes: The lack of child care has a direct impact on the labor shortage.
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