"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."
"While we have worked to improve the present bill for Alaska, it is not good enough for the rest of our nation—and we all know it."
"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—Medicaid coverage and SNAP benefits—that our most vulnerable popula..."
"this was one of the hardest votes"
"I know that in many parts of the country, there are Americans who are not going to be advantaged by this bill."
"What’s good for Alaska is not necessarily good for the country; this bill is not good for many Americans in the country."
"agonizing"
"Do I like this bill? No."
"I strongly support women’s reproductive freedoms, including the right to abortion established by Roe and Casey."