Mark Begich: “I would love to see annual numbers for the last few years, a trend line of what that looks like in some of those…”

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?

Implementing the Affordable Care Act eclipsed things.

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.