Mark Begich actually said...

I think public funding, private-public partnerships, equity, these are all really--I mean, they are important long-range.

And do you feel the other countries are participating in a way that is going to produce an end product?

Sequestration is an issue for all of us, and the Coast Guard, particularly District 17, is working hard to figure out how best to manage the...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm just testing. Can you hear me okay, sir?