04/17/2012
https://www.congress.gov...
"Today Alaskans join me in stating that our state--and our nation--must not be idle and passive; that we must not drift; that we must choose our destiny and work hard, as well, to achieve it."
"We can no longer assume that the threat from the north to our oil production fields is not real."
"We need to fund a new Coast Guard duty station or port on Alaska's coast between Nome and Barrow to meet the new challenges of the Arctic."
"Alaska is America's Arctic--it's our home, our history, our heritage, and our future."