I will just conclude by noting that when the President came to Alaska in late August, early September, and sat down with a group of Native leaders, one of the more interesting questions to him was whether or not we could do more to kind of rebuild the Guard out in rural Alaska.
Murkowski highlights a discussion with the President about rebuilding the National Guard in rural Alaska.
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