November 5, 2024 — Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) will not be in attendance for House votes this week, so she can prepare fish for her family.
“This week, Representative Peltola will be in the state putting up fish with family to fill freezers for the winter. Mary’s family—as well as her late husband’s family—relies in part on her for subsistence duties,” her office said in a statement.
“Representative Peltola will submit publicly available statements to the Congressional record reflecting how she would have voted if present,” the statement added.