Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola's address to state Legislature was infused with her brand of unity politics.
Congresswoman Mary Peltola speaks to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on Feb. 26, 2024. Such speeches are annual events for all three members of Alaska’s delegation to Congress.
“Alaska has convinced the Federal Trade Commission to sue to block the Kroger-Albertsons merger,” she said, to applause from the state House chamber. “And today the FTC informed me that it was those listening sessions, hearing from regular people like they have never heard before, that not only convinced them to move to stop this merger, but it also created a new model for how the FTC will engage with constituents when making big decisions that affect them and their lives,” Peltola said.
“In our own family histories — the parents and grandparents who persevered through hardship, worked exciting and challenging jobs in booming industries, whether they came from a long line of Alaskans, or were just one of the many who moved here, fell in love and never left,” she said.
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