House leaders sort out final committee assignments

1. May I just say, just because they are there does not mean they have to enact one bill. They all cost money and we have had way too many bylaws written by them which typically the legeelators ignore and disobey while on the clock anyway. Just do the budget and adjourn. We have had enough. Ak goverbment is too big.

2. No representative member should be seated in a Committee where they directly benefit from being on said committee

3. I dont like all of it, but it’s better than I expected.
   Respect to the chair.
   Fine sorting.

4. Two minority members should have been denied ANY committee assignment as they did in the senate.

5. Stacking the House Finance with a majority of Democrats and stacking the Chair with Bryce Edgmon and Neal Foster is a major issue. This will come back to bite us at the end of the session. This may have been the price to pay for the Bush Caucus coming onboard to give the majority to the Republicans.

6. FISCAL STABILITY: It’s not that hard to know how to achieve fiscal stability – the problem is the needed course of action involves reining in the unlimited spending (including excessive dividends) and that is politically uncomfortable.
   Under the current system, The Dividend competes against the rest of the State budget. But they both have the same interest in spending imprudently.
   I say we just need to follow the State Constitution and re-pay the Budget Reserve Fund from the Permanent Fund Earnings Reserve.
   Then an annual 5% draw from the Permanent Fund combined with other State income would adequately fund both government and a Dividend. The respective size of each determined by the Legislature.
   Especially now with higher oil prices increasing our total oil-derived revenue.
   New taxes are totally unnecessary.
   I would also change the CBRF investment strategy to match or even be managed by the PFER.

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