Mark Begich: “It seems so simple, a base that has opportunities. So if you could do that, I'd greatly, greatly appreciate it.”

Implementing the Affordable Care Act eclipsed things.

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

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?

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