Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"Well, I'm really glad that you brought up that piece of it because, again, you know, the hearing today is strengthening our Alaska Native families."

"Strengthening Alaska Native families is essential to reducing recidivism and improving reentry outcomes."

"What is needed is federal legislation which recognizes the authority of our tribal governments to deal in the first instance with issues of local domestic violence, sexual assault, and substance abuse..."

"Building more prisons is not the answer for us in Alaska, it's not the answer for us in the country."