Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"I'm struck that we have a conflict, an approach almost because of our geography, because of where our people are situated around an enormous state that is challenged by distance and cost."

"What are we doing to bring the community in to say it is okay to rent a home to this individual, it is okay to take a chance, give this individual a second chance by hiring him and at a time when, you..."

"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..."

"We both know that there is still more that can be done there, we both know that there continue to be horrible issues as they relate to substance abuse around our country."