Mark Begich: “As a former mayor myself, I know firsthand how important it is to have personnel and resources to prevent and fight…”

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?

It has been an honor to be here.

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.