Mark Begich: “I do not want you to raise the requirement. I just want to get equal treatment.”

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.

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

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.