Kincaid for Congress – Washington’s 1st District

In parts of Alaska, a gallon of milk costs over $10. A dozen eggs can cost $15. No American should live like this. The Problem We've Ignored Too Long Alaska Has Been Left Behind Imagine paying twice  sometimes three times what the rest of the country pays for the most basic essentials. A gallon of milk for $10. A loaf of bread for $8. Heating fuel that costs a family their entire paycheck. This is not some distant, foreign hardship. This is daily life for hundreds of thousands of American citizens living in Alaska. The reason is simple and fixable. Alaska is cut off. No road, no rail, no affordable freight corridor connects it to the rest of the nation. Everything that arrives in Alaska  food, medicine, building supplies, clothing, fuel must be flown or shipped across thousands of miles of ocean. Every mile of that journey is paid for by Alaskan families at the checkout counter. The people of Alaska are tough. They are resourceful. They are proud. Bu...