"Rep. Richard Foster (D-Nome) ponders a colleagues statement while listening to floor comments on HB 69, the executive clemency bill. Foster assumed the Speaker's Chair for the first time in his 19-year legislative career thanks to House Majority Leader Ralph Samuels giving up the gavel to comment on the floor. HB 69 passed the House 30-0 and now moves to the Senate for consideration. Photo courtesy: Will Vandergriff, House Majority Press Office"
