I want to request that you put my opening statement in the record as though I was here.
Ted Stevens
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Ted Stevens was a prominent U.S. Senator from Alaska, serving from 1968 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he was known for his influential role in shaping federal policies related to aviation, telecommunications, and infrastructure. Stevens was a key advocate for modernizing the air traffic control system, emphasizing the need for quick action to prevent aviation gridlock. His tenure was marked by significant contributions to Alaska's development and federal funding for various projects in the state. Stevens was the longest-serving senator in Alaska's history and held several leadership positions, including Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman.
I am going to miss Senator Hollings' championship of the oceans and sponsoring and supporting programs that protect this valuable resource.
I think our ocean policies have not kept pace with the demands we have put on this.
We have to do something similar for our oceans--create policies geared toward restoration and sustainable things.
The recommendations in the two reports are somewhat different but they both do one thing; they ring the alarm bells very, very clearly.
I want to congratulate Senator Hollings for his vision, helping to launch the Ocean Commission and the development of this important report.
We cannot treat the oceans as bottomless pits and harvest their fisheries at will or pollute them or plunder them.
We congratulate you and thank you on behalf of the people of the United States for your commitment to the system.
We congratulate you and thank you on behalf of the people of the United States for your commitment to the system.
I would hope that we'd find some way to really program the budget out further than we currently have it, as far as overseas construction and the construction at home.
I think we're going into this era with both eyes open, and the demands, particularly for overseas relocation, are going to be rather extensive.