We look forward to working with you on these issues and so many more.
We recognize that the existing infrastructure up north is limited at best and nonexistent in some cases.
And yet basing them, whether it is a helicopter or otherwise, in an area where you do not have a hangar facility where you do not have runwa...
But that too is part of this needs assessment that you are undertaking to determine exactly what that is.
I appreciate that commitment. I appreciate all that the Coast Guard does to serve us here in Alaska and around the country.
That's the only way to prevent what has happened in the past few years, when environmental reviews and other regulatory standards have been ...
We can no longer assume that the threat from the north to our oil production fields is not real.
Alaska is America's Arctic--it's our home, our history, our heritage, and our future.
We can actually prepare because we have got somewhat of a blank slate out there.
And that argument needs to be made exceptionally clear.
Now is the time for the level of cooperation with the other Arctic nations in so many different ways.
We will have something to really look back at with pride in terms of what we have developed because we acted in a manner that was proactive ...
Are these assets important? To those that understand them, of course!
You briefly mentioned that the United States Coast Guard supports ratification of the Law of the Sea Treaty? Why?
I want to thank you Senator Murkowski for stepping up to the plate an asking Congress to support funding for ice breakers in the Arctic.
The Arctic's abundant resources; human and natural, and our strategic location for national security demand our attention.
Alaska is America's Arctic energy breadbasket.
Alaska can play an even greater role in reducing the amount of oil and gas we import from abroad.
