Dan Sullivan

There are issues with its implementation.

I am sure my colleagues from Arizona would agree that it is our strong population of proud veterans that truly makes the States of Arizona and Alaska resource-rich.

I am a U.S. Senator from Alaska, a Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, and a veteran myself with 22 years of Active Duty and Reserve service as a Marine Corps infantry officer.

This is unthinkable for the United States of America.

We think there should be more attention on the Arctic given all that is going on up there right now.

Broken promises after broken promises.

The law is the law. That is the 'no more clause.'

I believe that's just wrong.

The Federal Government is a serial cheater.

We, the people, own these lands.

The idea of you guys pushing this back--remember, the commitment was right here----

I am a little bit upset, and I have been very measured.

I just do not understand. On behalf of my veterans, I am pissed.

You guys are asking for $13, $14 billion to fix the Choice Act and you cannot even fix it in my State.

The Alaska plan, what you are trying to do, has implications not only, of course, for my State, but nationally.

When are you going to fix the problem in Alaska like you committed to when you were there in August?

This is a new instrument of American power, in terms of our foreign policy and national security.

This is not a serious strategy.

It is a parity for our Alaska Native Vietnam era veterans, and I think it should be rectified.

We, as a nation, should honor our prior promises, especially to those who wear the uniform.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Can I get that commitment from you on that?

I just wanted to work through first the timeline on the issues in Alaska.

Will the Alaska plan kind of address some of these issues that are directly coming from our vets?

Can I get a commitment as soon as possible so we can work with you to announce what we are going to do there?