Lisa Murkowski actually said...

"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..."

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

"We don't want to be number one in the nation for the number of people that we have incarcerated."

"As we talk about how we deal with the issues of recidivism, of reentry, of rehabilitation, what I've heard from all of you, whether it's the state approach or tribal or here in Anchorage, it's this co..."