Kill it and it’s gone.
You can either say, ‘I don’t like it,’ and not try to help my state, or you can roll up your sleeves.
Do I like this bill? No. Because I tried to take care of Alaska’s interest.
My hope is that the House is gonna look at this and recognize that we’re not there yet.
It’s offensive to claim that federal dollars being sent to a state are considered a bailout.
Do I like this bill? No.
I struggled mightily with the impact on the most vulnerable in this country, when you look to Medicaid and SNAP.
We do not have a perfect bill by any stretch of the imagination.
We do not have a perfect bill, by any stretch of the imagination.
This is probably the most difficult and agonizing legislative 24-hour period that I have encountered.