Peltola supports debt ceiling agreement

Rep. Mary Peltola in the KMXT studio on May 27, 2023. (Brian Venua/KMXT)
The U.S. House will vote Wednesday on an agreement to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, and Alaska Congresswoman Mary Peltola supports the deal, a spokesman said Tuesday.
For other Democrats, the worst parts of the agreement the White House and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck Sunday are in a 25-page section called “Permitting Reform.” They include changes to the National Environmental Policy A