Legislating, for me, is not transactional. I need to believe in the decisions I make.
I know why it is that I do the things that I do.
My political philosophy is simple. I work for these people.
It is the people of Alaska that I worry about the most, especially when it comes to the potential loss of social safety net programs—Medicai...
this was one of the hardest votes
What’s good for Alaska is not necessarily good for the country; this bill is not good for many Americans in the country.
I know that in many parts of the country, there are Americans who are not going to be advantaged by this bill.
agonizing
You’re roadkill in the middle.
I needed to make sure that Alaska’s interests were represented.
Do I like this bill? No.
When I saw the direction this was going, you can either say, ‘I don’t like it,’ and not try to help my state, or you can roll up your sleeve...
I strongly support women’s reproductive freedoms, including the right to abortion established by Roe and Casey.
I will continue to do that and I will make no excuses for doing that.
I struggled mightily with the impact on the most vulnerable in this country when you look to Medicaid and SNAP.
We do not have a perfect bill by any stretch of the imagination. My hope is that the House is going to look at this and recognize that we’re...
I had to look on balance, because the people in my state are the ones that I put first.
[L]et’s not kid ourselves. ... While we have worked to improve the present bill for Alaska, it is not good enough for the rest of our nation...
