Mark Begich: “We have to look at why that is, what can we do to improve that so it's not just an arbitrary number that some have…”

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

Thank you for your work and efforts to repeal Section 910 of the Violence Against Women Act.

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

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?