Mark Begich actually said...

"We will go ahead and call this field hearing open. This hearing is on Keeping the Coast Guard 'Always Ready' in Alaska."

"I think I made a mistake when I called it year of the family because it implies one year."

"CBO is a mystery group. I do not know where they are in the Capitol, but they are probably in some room down with no windows."

"We definitely need at least eight national security cutters to preserve our future ability to protect our fish stocks, our fishermen, and our fishing industry."