Mark Begich: “Can you do that for the record, not only from the past, but what you're preparing now for the next budget cycle?”

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

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

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.

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