Mark Begich: “I am a supporter of earmarks. I think legislative power is--part of what we do is represent our constituency.”

We have a responsibility to protect the most vulnerable among us.

That is actually an old model. That is a model that we are trying to get rid of.

All we want to do is fix it for Alaska Native people. That is all.

How we approach this mental health system for the VA cannot be in isolation of the mental health system of this country.