"I understand you want to help maintain the ones you have. That makes total sense."
"My State has more vets per capita than any State in the country, so these are really important issues to my constituents."
"I think it's a wonderful program, innovative, and maybe it's too early to tell the impact."
"I wanted to work with you and your team on how the VA formula can be reevaluated to better reflect some of the realities on the ground."
"Are we seeing any kind of positive signs on veteran mental health or suicide issues nationally, or are the trends still trending in a direction that is continuing to be alarming?"
"Look, when the Vet Centers are there, I agree with Mr. Fisher, the response, you know, it's been great."
"We are in the midst of a very heartbreaking spike in mental health challenges among our military members."
"We need to make sure that Alaska becomes the logistical hub for the Arctic."
"America is an Arctic nation because of Alaska."
"We are in a new era of authoritarian aggression led by the dictators Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping."
"Arctic security is American security."