As of Tuesday afternoon, when Congresswoman Mary Peltola was sworn in on the House floor to replace the late Rep. Don Young, Alaska again has a voice in the U.S. House of Representatives. Alaska Public Media's lruskin was there.
Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski hug after Peltola speaks on the House floor on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022.
Alaska again has a voice in the U.S. House of Representatives, as of Tuesday afternoon, when Congresswoman Mary PeltolaPeltola stood with two other winners of special elections in New York state as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi administered the oath of office. Then her family, friends, fellow representatives and Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan applauded.The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.Well, it was pretty rousing.
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