Mark Begich: “Alaska needs to play a key role in these initiatives since it is the only U.S. State in the Arctic.”

I want to make sure my colleagues hear exactly what you are saying, so a couple years from now, we do not hear complaints that, geez, why did you not do it?

Thank you for your work and efforts to repeal Section 910 of the Violence Against Women Act.

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

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