Mark Begich: “The faster we can make these appointments happen, the better off the VA is and the more services we can deliver to our…”

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?

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.

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

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