Transport Secretary Sean Duffy and Rep. Nick Begich published an article (“Alaska Built Again”) calling on their ability to “remember things.” Either they entered some of the famous Matanuska psychoactive plant materials. They claimed that in Biden year, Alaska became “the national park of the East Coast elite….
They blocked the Biden administration in partnership with Congress to allocate more than $6 billion to the state’s roads, bridges, broadband in rural areas, water and wastewater in rural areas, including “green energy projects,” including “green energy projects,” and yes, your electricity bills are rising), airports, ferries and port infrastructure. They forgot to point out that the current government has grabbed most of the funds, including allocating funds for public broadcasting, which our senators claim is crucial to our state. They don't remember that under the guise of the Governor, the current government drastically cut resources and staff in the actual national parks of Alaska. They wiped the memory of the last government selling leasing in ANWR, which was not seen in the oil industry, and Aidea purchased only 7 leases… These were cancelled due to “legal deficiencies.” Or no bid was received for the second rental sale this year. Nothing.
I'm glad we've been promised a few million ports and an upgrade of air traffic control, but the current government can “release economic prosperity” so Alaska can “provide all the resources the United States needs to achieve energy and mineral independence” which is a lot of bubbles and fuel.
– Jim Thiele, Anchorage
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