Mark Begich actually said...

"We have--need to catch up, in some cases, and be the leaders."

"I'm going to support this bill, because I think it's the right thing to do."

"I think the United States is losing its positioning in the global markets and the technology development."

"I think this timing couldn't have been better, in a lot of ways, as we struggle in figuring out how to move our economy forward with an over-10-percent unemployment rate."