"Your heroic efforts continue. Please, I think one thing we want to get out of this committee is to make sure you thank all your members for their fantastic service."
"this could be a very, very critically important waterway for the nation, for the world, you know, in the decades to come"
"I wanted to follow up on Senator Cantwell's comments about the need for additional icebreaking capabilities."
"It is estimated that 30 percent of the undiscovered oil and gas resources in the world are in the Arctic."
"They are being crushed in many ways by Federal regulations."
"Are there things that we are not thinking about, from the congressional perspective, of how to make this happen?"
"this is not just an Alaska issue; this is an American issue."
"The regulatory burden can be so significant, all well-intended, but it can be so significant that it can really undermine the operational ability for a family business."
"Thank you, Admiral. And, again, I would, please, from this committee, pass on our compliments to all the members of the Coast Guard, who are doing such great work for our country."
"I am also confident in the men and women that serve under you, and in the Service's ability to do all that we ask of it."
"if I didn't have Russia at the table, it would be the United States and Canada alone."