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On the recordJune 22, 2011
Because some of these things are so darn old that, you know, you're going to be floating one day, and it's not going to be powered by anything other than, hopefully, a sail, you know.
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Mark Begich
Democratic · Alaska

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Discussing the aging equipment and its implications for operations.

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