Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"I appreciate the opportunity to work with you on the childhood nutrition and your comments about just the physical health of our children."

"Our education statistics are not anything to be proud of as they relate to our Alaska Natives in terms of achievement, dropout rates, college enrollment."

"We believe, are making a difference. They are still very, very necessary to ensure that Alaska Native children have educational equity with their nonNative peers across the country."

"We can't have a gap in any part of this educational system where it is kind of OK for you to slough."