Lisa Murkowski actually said...

We have seen some encouraging signs in Alaska through the SDPI program as we deal with the diabetes epidemic today.

There is no cure, there is no treatment for ALS, and it is a horrible, horrible disease for an individual to live with.

This lack of data had previously justified the local FAA to allow carriers to use a combination of inputs to satisfy the requirements.

The FAA is now changing that standard, enforcing a national standard for weather reporting and weather forecasting.