Nick Begich Was “Thrilled” To Be Endorsed By Ramaswamy, Who Said Nick Begich Signed His American Truth Pledge To Cut Nearly 20,000 Alaska Jobs

Begich Said He Was “So Thrilled” To Announce His Endorsement By Ramaswamy. BEGICH: “I am so thrilled to announce this morning that we have received the endorsement of Vivek Ramaswamy.” [YouTube, Must Read Alaska, 12:06-12:16, 6/3/24]

Begich Said He “Really Loved” How Ramaswamy Was “Extraordinarily Articulate” And “Unapologetic.” BEGICH: “What I really love about Vivek’s message is A) he’s extraordinarily articulate b) He’s unapologetic in his delivery of his message and his message is focused on America first. In DC we’re told we need to be giving all this aid to other nations.” [YouTube, Must Read Alaska, 12:27-37, 6/3/24]

Begich Said That He Has “Tremendous Amount Of Respect For Vivek.” BEGICH: “That was huge. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Vivek. He is extraordinarily articulate.” [YouTube, Michael Dukes Show, 21:50- 2/19/24]

Ramaswamy Said That Begich Signed His “American Truth Pledge,” Which Included A “Hard Commitment” To Reduce Federal And State Bureaucrats By 75%

Ramaswamy Said That Begich Signed His “American Truth Pledge.” [Twitter, @NickforAlaska, 2/14/24]

Image: see original report, p. 124

[Twitter, @NickforAlaska, 2/14/24]

Vivek Ramaswamy’s Pledge Included A “Hard Commitment” To Favor A 75% Reduction Of “Federal And State Bureaucrats.” “I’m honored by the influx of endorsement requests. But let’s be honest, most endorsements are meaningless, so here’s what we’re doing: any candidate whom I endorse in this cycle will make a hard commitment to the following principles. 1. The people we elect to run government should actually run the government. a. Favor 75% headcount reduction of federal & state bureaucrats.” [Twitter, @VivekGRamaswamy, 2/13/24]

Image: see original report, p. 125

[Twitter, @VivekGRamaswamy, 2/13/24]

A 75% Reduction Of Federal And State Employees Would Mean A Loss Of 19,048 Alaskan Jobs

Alaska Had 10,398 Federal Employees. [U.S. Office of Personnel Management, accessed 6/7/24]

Alaska Had 15,000 State Employees. [Alaska Department of Administration, accessed 6/7/24]