the Federal Government is a serial cheater.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

This is not a serious strategy.

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

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