Is there any consideration that you are going to take or any----
It is not going to be a few hundred million. It could be----
But I think we are overregulating in a massive sort of way, and I just want to try to come to grips with what we are headed toward here.
Investing in the future makes it very difficult if everybody who has been a participant in this industry is no longer around.
Going from 600 employees to 6 employees is not a trend that I want to see.
We don't need continued delays.
What does that do to cause delay in the process?
I worry about the fact that we are taking an issue to the Secretary level.
I'd like to follow up with you on this to make sure that we're not embarking on a policy now or what would appear to result in a policy wher...
If it means that we're going to be robbing from Peter to pay Paul, or robbing from Jeff to pay Lisa, for programs within our States, I think...
I think that that makes sense. That is important.
I'm glad that you mentioned the contributions of the former chairman of the Energy Committee, Senator Jim McClure.
There are cuts that are placed on that program which are very painful cuts.
The Coast Guard was committed to a plan to recapitalize the current WHEC fleet with new NSCs.
I am concerned that the decommissioning of these cutters will have significantly negative impacts on the safety and security of the Alaskan ...
I do have to question this spending.
I appreciate you looking into that.
I think we need to remember that we are an Arctic nation.
