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 sleeves.

I struggled mightily with the impact on the most vulnerable in this country when you look to Medicaid and SNAP.

Do I like this bill? No.

I strongly support women’s reproductive freedoms, including the right to abortion established by Roe and Casey.

My sincere hope is that this is not the final product.

I had to look on balance, because the people in my state are the ones that I put first.

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 not there yet.

I don’t actually want the version of the bill I voted for to become law, and I hope that the House undoes some of the damage in the bill that I and my fellow senators did.

My hope is that the House is gonna look at this and recognize that we’re not there yet.

I don’t like that.

Do I like this bill? No. Because I tried to take care of Alaska’s interest.

Kill it and it’s gone.

You can either say, ‘I don’t like it,’ and not try to help my state, or you can roll up your sleeves.

My response is I have an obligation to the people of the state of Alaska. And I live up to that every single day.

I have an obligation to the people of the state of Alaska, and I live up to that every single day.

My hope is that the House is going to look at this and recognize that we’re not there yet.

It’s offensive to claim that federal dollars being sent to a state are considered a bailout.

That weighs very, very heavily, and so what I tried to do was to ensure that my colleagues understood what that means when you live in an area where there are no jobs.