Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"I share your concern about the distance that some of these people have had to travel."

"We talked about it last year and the challenges that particularly our Alaska Native veterans face in accessing their earned healthcare benefits."

"I would like to think that that is one of those that should absolutely not be necessary for something as routine as chemotherapy treatment."

"Sometimes demand exceeds the capacity. Sometimes our veterans are told that they have to travel to Seattle because the procedures are not available in Alaska."