"We want to keep it that way."
"It is a privilege to have another westerner sitting in this very important seat as Secretary of Commerce."
"I just wanted to mention we all recognize, as we are talking about climate change, what we are seeing with the ocean acidification as one of the greatest threats to climate change."
"If NMFS is unable to do the survey because they do not have adequate funding, the implications on a huge industry can be quite sizable."
"I believe it has become a prime example of how Government should operate."
"The Denali Commission... has become a prime example of how Government should operate."
"Well, I would agree with you. That is another area that we would like to be working together with you to make sure that we have got the resources to advance that science."
"And in what areas would these additional 21 be?"
"What would that mean to you in terms of your budget and your priorities if you were told you got about 8 percent increase over last year?"
"Which seems counterintuitive."
"Just go to Alaska and walk around and see what's happening to the permafrost there."