Mark Begich actually said...

"Whenever an artificiality is introduced that serves to the disadvantage, then we have to look to what change we're going to do to make that good."

"The great insurance policy that Congress has--security blanket that you've placed over retention is the construction of our pay table."

"It's hard to explain to taxpayers when you scrap a half-a-billion-dollar program."

"How does this compare to the TIGER grants, or are they two separate--or is this kind of the merging of it into a more formal, sustainable program?"