To be honest, you should be helping us lengthen runways. This is baffling to me. And my team has tried to explain it to me and I don't understand. So, what is happening? This is nuts.

They are heroes. And you ought to apologize for all of these.

I don't even know where to begin here. I too am very disturbed with, Miss Sohn, with your tweets.

I urge all my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to oppose your nomination.

I think when you call an entity one of the most negative--having one of the most negative impacts on our democracy and State sponsored propaganda, and you have control over speech, that is a giant problem, and it certainly shows a lack of…

I don't see how you can be unbiased. It seems to me you have conflicts everywhere, and that makes your impartiality, not to mention your judgment--I think you have very big issues with judgment given your previous tweets.

Alaska does have a very, very unique challenge. And all the things that you think you are going to do for all the rest of the states is not going to work in Alaska, so it needs its own plan.

I have had continuing concerns about you from your previous two hearings and my concerns are only--increased during this hearing.

You have an anti-rural America view, and it is not just me saying it, Heidi Heitkamp said it.

Damn. That's way out there. Do you think most Republicans are racists and white supremacists?

We don’t tolerate this, period.

Thank goodness that we have invested the resources to make sure that we have the eyes on the skies here and every place else.

The fact of the matter is, Alaska is the first line of defense for America, right?

I was in Utqiagvik, AK, also known as Barrow, AK. It is the northernmost community in the United States. I was there for what some describe as a Messenger Feast. The Inupiat word is ``Kivgiq.'' And it really was a reunion, a glorious…

The fact of the matter is, Alaska is the first line of defense for America, right?

It is like this administration doesn't think that Alaska is any part of the rest of the country here.

It is like this administration doesn't think that Alaska is any part of the rest of the country here.

Thank goodness that we have invested the resources to make sure that we have the eyes on the skies here and every place else.