Mark Begich actually said...

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

"oil and gas development is important, but in the sense of shipping, the amount of movement of ships in the Arctic and the Bering Sea is increasing at a dramatic pace"

"the Coast Guard was ready for operations in the Arctic with Operation Arctic Shield."

"The question is whether the U.S. will set the bar for doing it right by using strong science and data."