 Shortly after the merger was announced, members of the Alaska State Legislature added their voices to the opposition, writing FTC Chairperson Lena Kahn to express concerns over, among other things, fair pricing for groceries if the merger were allowed to go through. On Wednesday, Senator Jesse Bjorkman of Nikiski echoed concerns expressed in last year's letter after the news of the divestiture plan was announced, stating, I signed on to a letter early on opposing this merger that could lead to the closing of Kenai and Soldotna Safeway stores.