Mark Begich: “I have been pushing my Alaska Hero's Card, and I want to commend the VA on getting the Tribes to see veterans in rural…”

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.

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?

How we approach this mental health system for the VA cannot be in isolation of the mental health system of this country.