Mark Begich: “I think it's $182 million for the EAS funding--the Essential Air Service program. As you can imagine, in Alaska, that is…”

Just assuming the private sector is going to absorb all this is not realistic.

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

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

We specifically extend our appreciation to Senator Murkowski and Senator Begich for their support and efforts to repeal the Alaska exception of the Violence Against Women Act.