Mark Begich actually said...

Thank you again, Senators Begich and Stabenow, for the opportunity to talk about NOAA's role in the Arctic.

the permitting system takes each one by itself but never looks at the thing as a whole

The revenue stream that should be available from the Federal waters into our state, to the people of our state is critical.

I would ask this committee and you Senators individually that when you consider changes in Arctic policy that you seek out input from all Ar...